Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 14.1 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.4 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2023.
be 81.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In United States, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 13.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
Life
be 90.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United States, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 82.4% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 49.8% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 12.2 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 United States, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 73.6% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In United States, about 92.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 36.5% less on education
Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. United States spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United States, that number is 18.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 12.7 times more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United States: At a glance
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