Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 37.2% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
be 116.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Algeria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 11.6 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 16.8% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
Life
be 12.4% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Namibia, it is 91.5% as of 2018.
have 35.0% more children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 74.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 42.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 34.9% less likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 54.1% more on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 37.1% more on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 57.5% more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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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