Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 53.1% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% 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 Egypt, 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 4.8 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 16.5% more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $19,800 as of 2023.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gabon, that number is 20.4% as of 2023.
be 12.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
pay a 55.6% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Gabon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 17.0% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Gabon, it is 85.5% as of 2021.
have 31.8% more children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gabon, there are 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gabon, 227.0 women do as of 2020.
be 61.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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 22.7% less on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 28.0% more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gabon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 63.9% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 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, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Gabon: At a glance
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