Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India 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 India, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2017.
live 0.8 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 77.3% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 75.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In India, that number is 4.8% as of 2022.
make 27.6% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2022, while in India, the GDP per capita is $7,100 as of 2022.
be 25.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
Life
be 52.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In India, 103.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.4% less likely to be literate
In Namibia, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2021. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
have 33.3% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In India, there are 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 80.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 55% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2021. In India, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 13.2% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In India, about 46.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 53.1% less on education
Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. India spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 66.3% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.5 times more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
India: At a glance
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