Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Namibia instead of Aruba, you would:

Health

live 11.5 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

pay a 37.3% lower top tax rate

Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.

make 72.2% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Namibia, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 43.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Aruba, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 56% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 45.4% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 54.8% more on education

Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 22.9 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.

Namibia: At a glance

Namibia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 823,290 sq km. South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia has been governed by SWAPO since the country won independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule. POHAMBA was reelected in November 2009.
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