Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 116.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Yemen, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 1.0 years less

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 4.6 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 64.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

be 12.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate

Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 31.7% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Namibia, it is 92.3% as of 2021.

be 36.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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.

be 17.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 99.2% more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

be 26.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 63% 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 2.1 times more on healthcare

Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 17.5% less coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department.

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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