Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
be 58.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Singapore, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 19.9 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 90.9% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $108,000 as of 2022, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2022.
be 5.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 20.0% as of 2022.
pay a 68.2% higher top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 30.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 44.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Singapore, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Namibia, 55% of the population do as of 2021.
be 41.8% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.4 times more on education
Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 45.9% more on healthcare
Singapore spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.1 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Inland Revenue Department.
Namibia: At a glance
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