If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Gabon, you would:

Health

be 89.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gabon, 2.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.

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live 3.9 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 3.0 times more doctors per person

Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan has 15.7 as of 2023.

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have 40.8% more access to essential health services

Gabon scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kyrgyzstan scores 69 as of 2021.

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see 48.2% less spent on your healthcare

Gabon spends $673 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kyrgyzstan spends $349 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 82.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.

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make 62.7% less money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $3,081 as of 2025.

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Life

be 82.0% 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 Kyrgyzstan, 42.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 12.1% more likely to be literate

In Gabon, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 99.6% as of 2018.

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be 42.9% 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 Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 28.5% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 27.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 33.9% more likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 68.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, about 92.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.9 times more on education

Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 43.8% more on healthcare

Gabon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 66.3% more home broadband

Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan has 7.8 as of 2024.

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use 2.0 times more electricity

Gabon uses 1,023 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan uses 2,069 kWh as of 2023.

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live with 100.1 times more strain on fresh water

Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan withdraws 50% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 27.3% less CO2

Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 66.0% more likely to die from air pollution

In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, it causes 88.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2018). How we calculate this

Kyrgyzstan: At a glance

Kyrgyzstan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 191,801 sq km. A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Former prime minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV overwhelmingly won the presidential election in the summer of 2005. Over the next few years, he manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for the presidency. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won re-election in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, violent protests in Bishkek led to the collapse of the BAKIEV regime and his eventual fleeing to Minsk, Belarus. His successor, Roza OTUNBAEVA, served as transitional president until Almazbek ATAMBAEV was inaugurated in December 2011, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power in independent Kyrgyzstan's history. Continuing concerns include: the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, and terrorism.
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