Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 6.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 2.9 years less

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 57.8% more likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 71.6% more money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 25.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

be 6.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

pay a 48.0% higher top tax rate

Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 18.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.8% more likely to be literate

In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Namibia, it is 92.3% as of 2021.

have 12.0% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 34.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 74% 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 22.1% less likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.2 times more on healthcare

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.9 times more coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, 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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