Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia 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 Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 51.7% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 10.8 years less
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 85.7% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2022, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 53.9% more children
In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.7% less 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 Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 72.6% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 96.9% less on education
Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.4% more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Namibia? See an in-depth size comparison.