Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.4 years less

In Turkmenistan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 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

make 21.8% less money

Turkmenistan has a GDP per capita of $14,700 as of 2022, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Turkmenistan, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

be 87.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Turkmenistan, 0.2% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

Life

be 21.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Turkmenistan, approximately 37.6 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.

have 44.6% more children

In Turkmenistan, there are approximately 16.8 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 Turkmenistan, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Turkmenistan, approximately 25.3% 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 Turkmenistan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Namibia, 56% of the population do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 3.1 times more on education

Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 56.1% more on healthcare

Turkmenistan spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

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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