Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 23.9% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
be 10.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Peru, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 27.4% more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.
be 4.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.
be 65.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Gabon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 51.2% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.4% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Gabon, it is 84.7% as of 2018.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 46.2% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 63.3% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Gabon: At a glance
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