Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
be 28.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Maldives, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of people as of 2024.
live 12.8 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Gabon, that number is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 26.9% more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Gabon, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2024.
see 70.6% less spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Gabon spends $673 as of 2023.
have 76.7% fewer doctors per person
Maldives has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Gabon has 5.2 as of 2022.
have 19.7% less access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Gabon scores 49 as of 2021.
be 5.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Gabon, it is 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Gabon, that number is 20.1% as of 2025.
be 6.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
make 43.5% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $8,263 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gabon, there are 27.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 32.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Gabon, 233.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Gabon, on the other hand, 25.9 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.4% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 85.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Gabon, about 68.7% do as of 2024.
be 11.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Maldives, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Gabon, that number is 89% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 49% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 55.1% less on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Gabon spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 66.2% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Gabon, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 37.4% more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.
Safety
be 9.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Gabon, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 96.8% less strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Gabon withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 76.1% less home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Gabon has 4.7 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 42.6% less CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 82.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Gabon, it causes 53.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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