Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 39.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 2.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
be 43.6% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 12.8% of people as of 2024.
live 6.4 years less
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
see 62.9% less spent on your healthcare
Gabon spends $673 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 as of 2023.
have 68.1% fewer doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 as of 2023.
have 12.2% less access to essential health services
Gabon scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 as of 2021.
Economy
be 88.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
make 63.1% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $3,050 as of 2025.
Life
have 16.3% more children
In Gabon, there are approximately 27.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 54.1% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
be 43.7% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 50.0% as of 2021.
be 73.0% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 44.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.1% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 39.7% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 68.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 41.4% do as of 2024.
be 12.8% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 77% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 55.6% more on education
Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 41.8% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Safety
be 64.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Gabon, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, they kill 20.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 65.9% less home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
live with 10.2 times more strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 65.4% less electricity
Gabon uses 1,023 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 71.2% less CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 62.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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