Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
be 116.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bangladesh, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 8.2 years less
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.8 times more likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 85.4% more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 28.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bangladesh, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
be 7.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
pay a 23.3% higher top tax rate
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 22.2% more likely to be literate
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Namibia, it is 91.5% as of 2018.
have 41.4% more children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 64.0% more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 31.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 7.2 times more on education
Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.4 times more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh, Inland Revenue Department.
Namibia: At a glance
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