Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 86.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.

live 12.8 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 58.7% more likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.5 times more money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $36,200 as of 2020.

be 49.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Spain, that number is 14.1% as of 2019.

be 38.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Spain, however, that number is 20.7% as of 2018.

pay a 28.6% higher top tax rate

Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Spain, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 16.4% more likely to be literate

In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Spain, it is 98.6% as of 2020.

be 91.4% less 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 72.6% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 50.0% more likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Spain, about 93.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 50.0% more on education

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 3.2 times more on healthcare

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Spain, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 5.6 times more coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.

Spain: At a glance

Spain is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 498,980 sq km. Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.
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