Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In India, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2017.
be 74.0% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 2.5 years less
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 69.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In India, that number is 8.5% as of 2017.
be 34.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
make 57.6% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in India, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 42.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In India, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.2% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
have 35.4% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In India, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.6% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In India, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% more on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. India spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 7.9 times more coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
India: At a glance
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