Quality of life comparison

live 6.0 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 57.9% more likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.

make 8.2 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $19,800 as of 2023.

be 30.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.

be 6.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gabon, that number is 20.4% as of 2023.

be 68.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gabon, 227.0 women do as of 2020.

be 61.6% more likely to be literate

In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 52.9% as of 2021. In Gabon, it is 85.5% as of 2021.

be 41.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gabon, on the other hand, 28.6 children do as of 2022.

have 29.5% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 94% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 27% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gabon, about 72.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 93% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 59.5% less on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 18.5% more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gabon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 2.5 times more coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.