Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 48.1% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mexico, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 2.6 years less
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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
be 20.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
make 19.6% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.
be 8.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 92.1% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.0% less likely to be literate
In Mexico, the literacy rate is 95.2% as of 2020. In Gabon, it is 84.7% as of 2018.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 13.9% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gabon, about 62.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.9% less on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 48.1% less on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.5% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 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
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