Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Anguilla instead of Gabon, you would:

Health

live 12.5 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 60.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.

be 31.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Anguilla, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2002.

make 38.4% less money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2023, while in Anguilla, the GDP per capita is $12,200 as of 2008.

Life

be 89.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Gabon, approximately 28.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 54.1% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Anguilla, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 13.3% more likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Anguilla, about 81.6% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% more on education

Gabon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Anguilla spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 93.1% less coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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