Quality of life comparison

be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 5.7 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 64.0% more likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

be 86.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 20.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate

Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 42.9% less money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 81.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 227.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 57.5% 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 El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

have 33.5% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.5% less likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

spend 28.1% more on education

Gabon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.9 times more on healthcare

Gabon spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 65.3% less coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.