Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 13.4 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 93.3% more likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $13,900 as of 2022, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $51,100 as of 2022.
be 82.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 3.7% as of 2022.
pay a 28.6% higher top tax rate
Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 98.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 227.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Australia, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 89.5% 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 Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 52.5% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Australia, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% more likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Australia, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 90.6% more on education
Gabon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Australia spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 29.1 times more coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Australian Taxation Office.
Australia: At a glance
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