Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
be 30.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sri Lanka, 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 7.8 years less
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 52.3% more money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $19,800 as of 2023.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gabon, that number is 20.4% as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Gabon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 77.2% more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gabon, there are 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gabon, 227.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on healthcare
Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 68.4% more on education
Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Gabon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 34.0% less coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Gabon: At a glance
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