Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 11.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Burundi, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 1.0 years less

In Burundi, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Burundi, 5.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 12.7 times more money

Burundi has a GDP per capita of $700 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.

be 73.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Burundi, 64.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

Life

be 64.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burundi, approximately 548.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.

be 33.8% more likely to be literate

In Burundi, the literacy rate is 68.4% as of 2017. In Namibia, it is 91.5% as of 2018.

be 22.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Burundi, approximately 37.8 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.

have 28.9% fewer children

In Burundi, there are approximately 35.2 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 5.2 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Burundi, approximately 11% of people have electricity access (66% in urban areas, and 2% 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 4.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Burundi, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.

be 12.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Burundi, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 91% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 84.3% more on education

Burundi spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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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