Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 6.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 2.9 years less
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 57.8% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 67.9% more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 25.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
pay a 48.0% higher top tax rate
Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 36.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.8% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Namibia, it is 91.5% as of 2018.
have 12.4% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 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 32.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% 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 29.3% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Inland Revenue Department.
Namibia: At a glance
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