Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 53.8% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
be 30.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Libya, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 7.5 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 39.8% more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Gabon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 20.7% more children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gabon, on the other hand, 28.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Gabon, about 62.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 50.0% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, General Direction of Taxes.
Gabon: At a glance
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