Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
be 30.2% less likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
be 30.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Serbia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 4.5 years less
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 20.9% less money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.
be 98.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.
be 44.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Serbia, 23.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Gabon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 21.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.9% less likely to be literate
In Serbia, the literacy rate is 99.5% as of 2019. In Gabon, it is 84.7% as of 2018.
be 5.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% less likely to have internet access
In Serbia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gabon, about 62.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.2% less on education
Serbia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 67.8% less on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Gabon: At a glance
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