Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 12.9 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 32.7% more likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $13,900 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.
be 60.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.
be 39.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.
pay a 39.4% higher top tax rate
Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 97.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 227.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.0% more likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2021. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.
be 88.9% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 72.4% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.4% more on education
Gabon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.6 times more coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Italian Revenue Agency.
Italy: At a glance
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