Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of India, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In India, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.
be 52.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
Life
be 13.8% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Gabon, it is 84.7% as of 2018.
have 54.8% more children
In India, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 73.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 44.2% more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gabon, about 62.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 87.4% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gabon: At a glance
How big is Gabon compared to India? See an in-depth size comparison.