Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
be 10.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Vietnam, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 5.8 years less
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 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 7.1 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 44.5% more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $13,700 as of 2023, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $19,800 as of 2023.
be 12.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gabon, that number is 20.4% as of 2023.
be 7.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vietnam, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
Life
have 72.5% more children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gabon, there are 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 83.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 124.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gabon, 227.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.8% less likely to be literate
In Vietnam, the literacy rate is 95.8% as of 2019. In Gabon, it is 85.5% as of 2021.
be 93.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 14.8 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 22.0% less on education
Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gabon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 27.7% less on healthcare
Vietnam spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 74.3% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 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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