Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines 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 Philippines, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.
live 1.4 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
be 57.6% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Philippines, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2024.
have 52.0% more doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Philippines has 7.9 as of 2021.
have 18.4% more access to essential health services
Gabon scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Philippines scores 58 as of 2021.
be 52.2% less likely to die by suicide
Gabon has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Philippines, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 16.7% less spent on your healthcare
Gabon spends $673 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Philippines spends $560 as of 2023.
Economy
be 88.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Philippines, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 49.5% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $4,171 as of 2025.
Life
be 63.9% 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 Philippines, 84.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.8% more likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2021. In Philippines, it is 98.5% as of 2020.
be 16.2% 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 21.7 children do as of 2024.
have 41.4% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 27.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Philippines, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 71.1% more on education
Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Philippines spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2025.
spend 62.9% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 41.0 times more coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
Safety
be 22.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Gabon, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Philippines, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 52.2% more home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Philippines has 7.1 as of 2024.
live with 55.7 times more strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Philippines withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 26.8% less CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Philippines emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 73.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Philippines, it causes 92.0 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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