Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Namibia instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 2.0 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 4.6 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

Life

be 38.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 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.

have 13.2% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 41.6% more coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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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