Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 3.2 years less

In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.0 times more money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 51.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed

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

pay a 23.3% higher top tax rate

Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 59.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.7% more likely to be literate

In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Namibia, it is 92.3% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 82.8% more likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

be 28.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 91% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 26.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 68% 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 100.0% more on education

Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Kenya spends 4.3% 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

Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

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