Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 62.6% less likely to be obese

In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

live 1.4 years less

In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 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.

Economy

make 3.6 times more money

Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 36.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

be 20.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Kiribati, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

Life

be 10.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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 23.4% more children

In Kiribati, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kiribati, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 11.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (97% 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 40.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Kiribati, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 94% 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 22.6% less on education

Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 23.3% less on healthcare

Kiribati spends 11.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 37.5% more coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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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