Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 28.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 2.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2024.
be 75.4% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2024.
see 73.7% less spent on your healthcare
Gabon spends $673 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Rwanda spends $177 as of 2023.
have 82.7% fewer doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Rwanda has 0.9 as of 2022.
be 18.9% more likely to die by suicide
Gabon has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Rwanda, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 43.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rwanda, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
make 86.4% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Rwanda, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
be 11.4% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2021. In Rwanda, it is 78.8% as of 2022.
be 13.5% more 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 Rwanda, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 32.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gabon, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 29% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Rwanda, that number is 64% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 53.9% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 68.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Rwanda, about 31.7% do as of 2024.
be 30.7% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Gabon, approximately 89% of people have access to drinking water (92% in urban areas, and 49% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 61% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 98.7% more on education
Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Rwanda spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 63.9% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Rwanda, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 87.2% less home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Rwanda has 0.6 as of 2024.
live with 40.4 times more strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Rwanda withdraws 20% as of 2022.
use 92.5% less electricity
Gabon uses 1,023 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Rwanda uses 77 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 92.2% less CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Rwanda emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 17.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Rwanda, it causes 62.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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