Quality of life comparison

be 44.0% less likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 56.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

be 63.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.

be 21.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2017.

pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate

Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 81.9% less money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.

have 27.9% more children

In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tanzania, 524.0 women do as of 2017.

be 27.5% 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 Tanzania, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2020.

be 56.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Gabon, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 40% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 64.5% less likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 22.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Gabon, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 72% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 10.7% more on education

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tanzania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 35.7% more on healthcare

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

see 60.9% more coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.