Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Pakistan 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 Pakistan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

be 42.7% less likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Pakistan, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 78.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Pakistan, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.

be 27.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Pakistan, however, that number is 24.3% as of 2015.

pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate

Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Pakistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 68.1% less money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Pakistan, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2020.

Life

be 44.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Pakistan, 140.0 women do as of 2017.

be 31.5% less likely to be literate

In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Pakistan, it is 58.0% as of 2019.

be 89.0% more 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 Pakistan, on the other hand, 54.0 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 14.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Gabon, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Pakistan, that number is 79% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 59.7% less likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Pakistan, about 25.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 10.7% less on education

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Pakistan spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 21.4% more on healthcare

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Pakistan, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 18.2% more coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Pakistan, that number is 1,046 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan.

Pakistan: At a glance

Pakistan is a sovereign country in South Asia, with a total land area of approximately 770,875 sq km. The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over much of what is presently Pakistan. During the second millennium B.C., remnants of this culture fused with the migrating Indo-Aryan peoples. The area underwent successive invasions in subsequent centuries from the Persians, Greeks, Scythians, Arabs (who brought Islam), Afghans, and Turks. The Mughal Empire flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries; the British came to dominate the region in the 18th century. The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in 1998. India-Pakistan relations have been rocky since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, but both countries are taking small steps to put relations back on track. In February 2008, Pakistan held parliamentary elections and in September 2008, after the resignation of former President MUSHARRAF, elected Asif Ali ZARDARI to the presidency. Pakistani government and military leaders are struggling to control domestic insurgents, many of whom are located in the tribal areas adjacent to the border with Afghanistan.
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