Quality of life comparison

be 73.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 12.6 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.

make 12.0 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.

be 27.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.

be 14.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.

be 39.5% more likely to be literate

In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Gabon, it is 84.7% as of 2018.

be 53.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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.

have 30.5% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 22% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 3.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gabon, about 62.0% do as of 2020.

be 27.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 93% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 54.8% less on education

Mozambique spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 64.1% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.

see 64.2% less coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.