Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 13.6% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
be 38.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ecuador, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 11.0 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 30.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
make 13.6% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 6.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 52.0% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 62.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 41.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ecuador, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% 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 36.9% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 29.7% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Namibia: At a glance
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