Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 13.6% less likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
be 58.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Italy, 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 16.1 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 13.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
pay a 24.2% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.
make 77.9% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 20.0% as of 2022.
Life
have 3.4 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 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 Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.
be 9.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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 Italy, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Namibia, 55% of the population do as of 2021.
be 29.3% less likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 79.3% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Inland Revenue Department.
Namibia: At a glance
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