Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.9 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
be 76.2% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 45.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Nepal, that number is 10.7% as of 2023.
make 59.1% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $4,700 as of 2023.
be 44.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
Life
be 19.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nepal, 174.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.6% 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
be 22.9% less likely to be literate
In Namibia, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2021. In Nepal, it is 71.2% as of 2021.
have 27.9% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 62.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 91% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 56.2% less on education
Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Nepal spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.6% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
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