Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 65.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.0% as of 2023.
be 32.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Tajikistan, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
pay a 62.9% lower top tax rate
Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Tajikistan, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 76.8% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2023, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
Life
be 92.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 227.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tajikistan, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.7% more likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2021. In Tajikistan, it is 99.8% as of 2015.
be 13.2% more 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 Tajikistan, on the other hand, 32.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 57.8% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tajikistan, about 30.4% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 84.4% more on education
Gabon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tajikistan spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tajikistan, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: National Center of Legislation under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes.
Tajikistan: At a glance
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