Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Namibia instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 14.2 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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 3.0 times more money

Wallis and Futuna has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2004, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Wallis and Futuna, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Wallis and Futuna, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Namibia, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 15.7% more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 12.2 times more coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 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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