Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 8.8 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 76.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, that number is 4.5% as of 2023.

be 19.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Uzbekistan, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2016.

pay a 37.8% lower top tax rate

Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.

make 23.5% less money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2023.

Life

be 86.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, 30.0 women do as of 2020.

be 35.5% 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 Uzbekistan, on the other hand, 19.0 children do as of 2022.

have 15.6% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, there are 20.5 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 people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 49.0% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Uzbekistan spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 23.6% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Committee, Inland Revenue Department.

Uzbekistan: At a glance

Uzbekistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 425,400 sq km. Russia conquered the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country has lessened its dependence on the cotton monoculture by diversifying agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum export capacity and increasing its manufacturing base. However, longserving septuagenarian President Islom KARIMOV, who rose through the ranks of the Soviet-era State Planning Committee (Gosplan), remains wedded to the concepts of a command economy, creating a challenging environment for foreign investment. Current concerns include post-KARIMOV succession, terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization.
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