Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 66.7% less likely to be obese

In Tuvalu, 51.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

live 1.9 years less

In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 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.

Economy

make 2.0 times more money

Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $4,400 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.

be 33.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tuvalu, 26.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

Life

have 10.2% more children

In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.7 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 43.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Tuvalu, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 16.3% less likely to have internet access

In Tuvalu, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 64.6% less on healthcare

Tuvalu spends 24.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 65.5 times more coastline

Tuvalu has a total of 24 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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