Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 51.0% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
be 116.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Qatar, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 13.3 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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
make 89.8% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $113,200 as of 2022, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.
be 149.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 6.6 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 Qatar, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Namibia, 56% of the population do as of 2022.
be 47.0% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 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
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