Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 5.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burma, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.
be 7.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.
be 34.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
Life
be 13.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gabon, on the other hand, 28.6 children do as of 2022.
have 59.3% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 80.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 77.1% more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gabon, about 62.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.4% less on healthcare
Burma spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 40.0% more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 54.1% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gabon: At a glance
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