Quality of life comparison

be 80.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 8.5 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 86.0% more likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

be 17.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

be 13.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

make 31.2% less money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $9,900 as of 2020.

be 60.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Gabon, approximately 28.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Dominica, on the other hand, 11.3 children do as of 2022.

have 46.6% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominica, there are 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 12.9% more likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Dominica, about 70.0% do as of 2019.

spend 78.6% more on education

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Dominica spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 96.4% more on healthcare

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.

see 83.3% less coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.