Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 14.9% less likely to be obese

In Bolivia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

be 58.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bolivia, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 6.0 years less

In Bolivia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 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 12.7% more money

Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $7,900 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.

be 53.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Bolivia, 37.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

be 8.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Bolivia, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.

pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate

Bolivia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 34.4% more children

In Bolivia, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 25.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Bolivia, approximately 155.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.

be 32.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Bolivia, approximately 22.3 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 38.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Bolivia, approximately 93% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 79% 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.

be 31.7% less likely to have internet access

In Bolivia, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 28.8% more on education

Bolivia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 23.2% more on healthcare

Bolivia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Autoridad de Impugnación Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia, 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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