Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 16.5% less likely to be obese

In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

be 58.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sweden, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 16.2 years less

In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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

pay a 35.2% lower top tax rate

Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.

make 82.1% less money

Sweden has a GDP per capita of $64,200 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sweden, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 43.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sweden, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 Sweden, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Namibia, 56% of the population do as of 2022.

be 39.8% less likely to have internet access

In Sweden, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 21.9% less on healthcare

Sweden spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 33.3% more on education

Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 51.1% less coastline

Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Skatteverket, 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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