Quality of life comparison

be 19.4% less likely to be obese

In Turkmenistan, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.

live 2.1 years less

In Turkmenistan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 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.

make 34.7% more money

Turkmenistan has a GDP per capita of $14,700 as of 2022, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $19,800 as of 2023.

be 4.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Turkmenistan, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gabon, that number is 20.4% as of 2023.

be 167.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Turkmenistan, 0.2% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.

be 24.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Turkmenistan, approximately 37.6 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 53.0% more children

In Turkmenistan, 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 45.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Turkmenistan, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gabon, 227.0 women do as of 2020.

be 14.2% less likely to be literate

In Turkmenistan, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2015. In Gabon, it is 85.5% as of 2021.

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Turkmenistan, approximately 25.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Gabon, about 72.0% do as of 2021.

spend 40.4% less on healthcare

Turkmenistan spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.