Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
be 42.5% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
be 30.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Morocco, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 4.0 years less
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 71.6% more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2022, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $13,900 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 20.6% as of 2022.
be 7.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
Life
be 12.6% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Gabon, it is 85.5% as of 2021.
have 53.0% more children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gabon, there are 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gabon, 227.0 women do as of 2020.
be 48.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Morocco, approximately 19.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 18.2% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gabon, about 72.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.9% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gabon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 43.3% less on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 51.8% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gabon: At a glance
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