Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 7.8 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 65.3% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 82.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 87.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 13.2% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 85.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 71.3% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 47.0% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 43.5% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% less on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 46.4% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 51.4% more coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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