Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.8 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 48.0% more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Zambia, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2023.

Life

be 22.5% 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 Zambia, on the other hand, 37.1 children do as of 2022.

have 21.8% more children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Zambia, there are 34.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Zambia: At a glance

Zambia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 743,398 sq km. The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the [British] South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices, economic mismanagement and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule, but the subsequent vote in 1996 saw blatant harassment of opposition parties. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. MWANAWASA was reelected in 2006 in an election that was deemed free and fair. Upon his abrupt death in August 2008, he was succeeded by his vice president, Rupiah BANDA, who subsequently won a special presidential by-election in October 2008. Michael SATA was elected president in September 2011.
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