Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
see 20.1% more spent on your healthcare
Philippines spends $560 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Gabon spends $673 as of 2023.
be 9.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Philippines, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of people as of 2024.
live 1.4 years less
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Philippines, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Gabon, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2024.
have 34.2% fewer doctors per person
Philippines has 7.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Gabon has 5.2 as of 2022.
have 15.5% less access to essential health services
Philippines scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Gabon scores 49 as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Philippines has a suicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Gabon, it is 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 98.1% more money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $4,171 as of 2025, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $8,263 as of 2025.
be 9.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Gabon, that number is 20.1% as of 2025.
Life
have 70.7% more children
In Philippines, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gabon, there are 27.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 84.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Gabon, 233.0 women do as of 2023.
be 19.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 21.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 41.6% less on education
Philippines spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2025. Gabon spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 38.6% less on healthcare
Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Gabon, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.6% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.
Safety
be 28.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Philippines, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Gabon, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 98.2% less strain on fresh water
Philippines withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Gabon withdraws 0% as of 2022.
use 10.7% more electricity
Philippines uses 925 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Gabon uses 1,023 kWh as of 2023.
find 34.3% less home broadband
Philippines has 7.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Gabon has 4.7 as of 2024.
Environment
be 42.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Philippines, air pollution causes 92.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Gabon, it causes 53.0 as of 2019.
emit 36.7% more CO2
Philippines emits 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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