Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen 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 Yemen, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.2 years less
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Yemen, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 14.0% more likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Yemen, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 82.6% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Yemen, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2017.
be 45.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Yemen, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 34.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Yemen, 164.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.2% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
be 63.0% 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 Yemen, on the other hand, 46.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 48.9% 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 Yemen, that number is 47% of people on average (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 56.5% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Yemen, about 27.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 53.6% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Yemen, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2015.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes.
Yemen: At a glance
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