Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 38.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Senegal, 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 3.5 years less

In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 95.5% more likely to be obese

In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.7 times more money

Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2022, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2022.

be 62.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

be 6.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Senegal, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 20.0% as of 2022.

Life

be 17.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Senegal, approximately 261.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

be 63.9% more likely to be literate

In Senegal, the literacy rate is 56.3% as of 2021. In Namibia, it is 92.3% as of 2021.

have 19.5% fewer children

In Senegal, there are approximately 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 18.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Senegal, approximately 68% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Namibia, that number is 55% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 74.5% more on education

Senegal spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 71.2% more on healthcare

Senegal spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.0 times more coastline

Senegal has a total of 531 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

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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