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

Health

be 26.9% less likely to be obese

In Armenia, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 18.3% of people as of 2024.

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be 22.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Armenia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 9.0% of people as of 2024.

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live 10.8 years less

In Armenia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 47.4% less spent on your healthcare

Armenia spends $2,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Namibia spends $1,068 as of 2023.

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have 83.5% fewer doctors per person

Armenia has 33.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Namibia has 5.5 as of 2022.

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be 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide

Armenia has a suicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Namibia, it is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 49.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Armenia, 12.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Namibia, that number is 19.3% as of 2025.

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make 48.5% less money

Armenia has a GDP per capita of $9,474 as of 2025, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $4,876 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Armenia, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 7.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Armenia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Namibia, 139.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 12.2% less likely to be literate

In Armenia, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2023. In Namibia, it is 87.6% as of 2023.

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be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Armenia, approximately 8.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Namibia, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 43.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Armenia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 20.2% less likely to have internet access

In Armenia, approximately 81.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Namibia, about 64.9% do as of 2024.

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be 13.4% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Armenia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 87% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 3.7 times more on education

Armenia spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Namibia spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Safety

be 5.1 times more likely to be murdered

Armenia has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 61.8% more likely to die in a road accident

In Armenia, road accidents kill 13.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Namibia, they kill 22.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 99.5% less strain on fresh water

Armenia withdraws 62% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Namibia withdraws 0% as of 2022.

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find 86.1% less home broadband

Armenia has 20.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Namibia has 2.8 as of 2024.

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use 48.4% less electricity

Armenia uses 2,386 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Namibia uses 1,232 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 38.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In Armenia, air pollution causes 70.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Namibia, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.

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emit 51.4% less CO2

Armenia emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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