Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Namibia instead of Nauru, you would:

Health

be 71.8% less likely to be obese

In Nauru, 61.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

live 1.5 years less

In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 15.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

Life

have 20.3% more children

In Nauru, there are approximately 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Nauru, approximately 7.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Namibia, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 43.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Nauru, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 56% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 36.9% less likely to have internet access

In Nauru, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 25.8% less on healthcare

Nauru spends 12.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 35.2% more on education

Nauru spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 52.4 times more coastline

Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Namibia: At a glance

Namibia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 823,290 sq km. South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia has been governed by SWAPO since the country won independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule. POHAMBA was reelected in November 2009.
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