Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of China, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years less
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 22.2% lower top tax rate
China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Gabon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 23.6% less money
China has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2022, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $13,900 as of 2022.
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In China, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 20.6% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In China, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gabon, there are 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gabon, 227.0 women do as of 2020.
be 11.7% less likely to be literate
In China, the literacy rate is 96.8% as of 2018. In Gabon, it is 85.5% as of 2021.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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 11.1% less on education
China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gabon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 39.3% less on healthcare
China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.9% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 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, State Administration of Taxation.
Gabon: At a glance
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