Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 3.9 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 3.2 years less

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 14.7% more likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 47.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

make 38.2% less money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.

be 21.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 22.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 38.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Gabon, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 39% 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 33.9% less likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 3.4 times more on education

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 3.0 times more on healthcare

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 77.6% more coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 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

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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