Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 67.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 2.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
be 67.4% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 7.4% of people as of 2024.
be 28.6% less likely to die by suicide
Gabon has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chad, it is 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 13.3 years less
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.
see 80.7% less spent on your healthcare
Gabon spends $673 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chad spends $130 as of 2023.
have 83.7% fewer doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.
have 40.8% less access to essential health services
Gabon scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chad scores 29 as of 2021.
Economy
be 94.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
make 87.6% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.
Life
have 59.5% more children
In Gabon, there are approximately 27.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 233.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
be 69.8% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2021. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 25.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Chad, on the other hand, 56.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 87.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gabon, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 29% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 12% of people on average (48% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 81.6% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 68.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
be 41.1% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Gabon, approximately 89% of people have access to drinking water (92% in urban areas, and 49% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 52% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.9% more on education
Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Chad spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 59.7% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Gabon, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 8.6 times more strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 98.7% less electricity
Gabon uses 1,023 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Chad uses 14 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 93.2% less CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 79.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chad, it causes 95.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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