Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 58.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 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 3.5 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 4.5 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% 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
Timor-Leste 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 58.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
be 12.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.
Life
be 35.5% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Namibia, it is 92.3% as of 2021.
be 12.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 18.2% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 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 35.9% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
be 43.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% 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 10.1% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.3 times more on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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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