Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
be 23.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cambodia, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 4.2 years less
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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 4.4 times more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 113.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
pay a 85.0% higher top tax rate
Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 13.7% more likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 80.5% as of 2015. In Namibia, it is 91.5% as of 2018.
have 29.7% more children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 21.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 160.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 24.2% more likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 24.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 75% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 67% 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.
Expenditures
spend 4.3 times more on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 21.4% more on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department of Taxation, Inland Revenue Department.
Namibia: At a glance
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