Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 92.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 2.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In India, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
live 3.7 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In India, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 64.7% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In India, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2024.
have 38.8% more doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. India has 7.2 as of 2020.
have 28.6% more access to essential health services
Gabon scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. India scores 63 as of 2021.
see 48.5% less spent on your healthcare
Gabon spends $673 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). India spends $346 as of 2023.
be 72.1% more likely to die by suicide
Gabon has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In India, it is 12.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In India, that number is 4.2% as of 2025.
make 67.3% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in India, the GDP per capita is $2,702 as of 2025.
Life
be 65.7% less 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 India, 80.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.0% less 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 India, on the other hand, 23.3 children do as of 2024.
be 12.0% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2021. In India, it is 78.2% as of 2024.
have 41.1% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 27.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In India, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 76.7% more on education
Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. India spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 7.9 times more coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
Safety
be 23.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Gabon, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In India, they kill 15.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 15.5% more electricity
Gabon uses 1,023 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. India uses 1,182 kWh as of 2023.
find 32.8% less home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. India has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 133.0 times more strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. India withdraws 66% as of 2022.
Environment
be 56.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In India, it causes 83.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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