Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Namibia instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

Health

live 2.8 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 58.9% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 60.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

make 32.0% less money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $16,900 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

Life

be 62.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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.

have 18.9% fewer children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 35.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Namibia, that number is 91% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 16.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 47% 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 2.3 times more on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 5.3 times more coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

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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