be 121.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bangladesh, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV. In Namibia, that number is 12.1% of people.
In Bangladesh, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV. In Namibia, that number is 12.1% of people.
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women). In Namibia, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women).
In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people.
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,200, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,300.
In Bangladesh, 4.0% of adults are unemployed. In Namibia, that number is 34.0%.
In Bangladesh, 24.3% live below the poverty line. In Namibia, however, that number is 28.7%.
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0%. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0%.
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 72.8%. In Namibia, it is 81.9%.
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people. In Namibia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people.
In Bangladesh, approximately 176.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In Namibia, 265.0 women do.
In Bangladesh, approximately 31.7 children die before they reach the age of one. In Namibia, on the other hand, 35.1 children do.
In Bangladesh, approximately 18.2% of the population has internet access. In Namibia, about 31.0% do.
In Bangladesh, 60% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 49% in rural areas). In Namibia, that number is 32% of people on average (50% in urban areas, and 17% in rural areas).
Bangladesh spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education. Namibia spends 8.3% of total GDP on education.
Bangladesh spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP.
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
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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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh, Inland Revenue Department.
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