Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
be 67.0% more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 71.2% more money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 55.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 68.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 617.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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 11.6% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 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 13.9% more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% 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.
be 25.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 51% 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 2.5 times more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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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