Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 58.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bhutan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 5.8 years less

In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 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 2.7 times more likely to be obese

In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 17.9% less money

Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $14,000 as of 2022, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Bhutan, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

be 40.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bhutan, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

Life

be 30.2% more likely to be literate

In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 70.9% as of 2021. In Namibia, it is 92.3% as of 2021.

have 58.8% more children

In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bhutan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 43.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Bhutan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Namibia, 56% of the population do as of 2022.

be 38.4% less likely to have internet access

In Bhutan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 37.1% more on education

Bhutan spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Bhutan spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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