Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 68.3% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
live 5.5 years less
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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
make 2.3 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.
be 5.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.
be 64.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
pay a 29.6% higher top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Gabon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 35.5% more children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.5% less likely to be literate
In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Gabon, it is 84.7% as of 2018.
be 68.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Gabon, on the other hand, 28.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 82.4% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Gabon, about 62.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.7% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 56.2% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 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, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Gabon: At a glance
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