Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 40.7% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
be 116.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Australia, 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 16.6 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
pay a 17.8% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.
make 81.7% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 6.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 32.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 9.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 43.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Australia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Namibia, 57% of the population do as of 2019.
be 54.4% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.1% less on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 84.3% more on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.9% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Inland Revenue Department.
Namibia: At a glance
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