Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 10.8 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 116.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Somalia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 7.7 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 68.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

Life

be 65.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

be 66.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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.

have 35.0% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 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 14.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 31% 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 3.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 32.0 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 48.0% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 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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