Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 39.2% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
be 29.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Argentina, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 11.8 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 51.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
make 54.8% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 60.5% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 42.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Argentina, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% 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 52.3% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.5% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 95.8% more on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 68.5% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 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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