Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 116.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bangladesh, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 8.2 years less

In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.8 times more likely to be obese

In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 40.2% more money

Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Bangladesh, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

pay a 23.3% higher top tax rate

Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 23.2% more likely to be literate

In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Namibia, it is 92.3% as of 2021.

have 40.5% more children

In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 74.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Bangladesh, approximately 123.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 35.9% more likely to have internet access

In Bangladesh, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

be 43.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Bangladesh, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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.

Expenditures

spend 4.6 times more on education

Bangladesh spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 3.4 times more on healthcare

Bangladesh spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.7 times more coastline

Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh, Inland Revenue Department.

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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