Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 30.1% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
be 29.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cuba, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 13.2 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 27.6% less money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 13.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 7.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 43.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cuba, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Namibia, 57% of the population do as of 2019.
be 44.6% less likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.6% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 24.8% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 57.9% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 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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