Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 12.7% less likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
be 19.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saint Lucia, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 12.5 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 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
be 30.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
make 49.3% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.
be 75.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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 Saint Lucia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 100% 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 32.1% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 32.8% more on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 9.9 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 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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