Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.1 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 8.9 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

be 93.3% more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.0 times more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 56.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

be 6.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

pay a 54.2% higher top tax rate

Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 48.9% more likely to be literate

In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Namibia, it is 92.3% as of 2021.

be 48.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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.

be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

have 28.1% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 10.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 91% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 19.2 times more on education

Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 84.3% more coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria, Inland Revenue Department.

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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