Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 91.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Tajikistan, that number is 2.4% as of 2016.
be 21.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Tajikistan, however, that number is 26.3% as of 2019.
pay a 62.9% lower top tax rate
Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Tajikistan, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 74.3% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2020.
Life
be 93.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tajikistan, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.8% more likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Tajikistan, it is 99.8% as of 2015.
be 13.2% 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 Tajikistan, on the other hand, 32.3 children do as of 2022.
have 20.4% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tajikistan, there are 20.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 51.0% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tajikistan, about 30.4% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tajikistan spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: National Center of Legislation under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes.
Tajikistan: At a glance
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