Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 18.9% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
be 14.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Estonia, 0.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 11.4 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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
be 23.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
make 74.0% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 20.0% as of 2022.
pay a 85.0% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 43.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.
be 8.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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 44.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Estonia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Namibia, 55% of the population do as of 2021.
be 44.8% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 45.5% more on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 14.1% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 58.6% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department.
Namibia: At a glance
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