Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
be 43.0% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% 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 Fiji, 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 7.8 years less
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 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.
Economy
be 41.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
make 19.1% less money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 7.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
pay a 85.0% higher top tax rate
Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 51.0% more children
In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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 42.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Fiji, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 18.0% less likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 84.3% more on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 39.2% more coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Namibia: At a glance
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