Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montana instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 40.3% more likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Montana, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 81.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Montana, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
make 6.4 times more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Montana, the GDP per capita is $52,945 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 29.1% more likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 68.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Montana, about 88.7% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
