Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 98.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 15.0 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 44.8% more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Greece, that number is 24.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $36,300 as of 2023.
be 43.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
pay a 29.7% higher top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Greece, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 87.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Greece, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 69.5% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 77.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 56% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Greece, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 47.2% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greece, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 54.2% less on education
Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Greece spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.7 times more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece, Inland Revenue Department.
Greece: At a glance
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