Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

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

In Tajikistan, 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 2.9 years less

In Tajikistan, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 73 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 21.1% more likely to be obese

In Tajikistan, 14.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.5 times more money

Tajikistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 22.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tajikistan, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tajikistan, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate

Tajikistan has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 12.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Tajikistan, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 74.3% more likely to have internet access

In Tajikistan, approximately 30.4% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

be 43.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Tajikistan, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% 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.

Expenditures

spend 62.7% more on education

Tajikistan spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: National Center of Legislation under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, The World Factbook, 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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