Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 11.5% less likely to be obese
In Germany, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 18.3% of people as of 2024.
be 33.4% less likely to die by suicide
Germany has a suicide rate of 12.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Namibia, it is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 45.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Germany, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 9.0% of people as of 2024.
live 13.3 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 87.9% less spent on your healthcare
Germany spends $8,826 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Namibia spends $1,068 as of 2023.
have 87.8% fewer doctors per person
Germany has 45.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Namibia has 5.5 as of 2022.
have 28.4% less access to essential health services
Germany scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Namibia scores 63 as of 2021.
Economy
be 5.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Namibia, that number is 19.3% as of 2025.
make 91.9% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $4,876 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 34.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Namibia, 139.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Namibia, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 43.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Germany, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 30.6% less likely to have internet access
In Germany, approximately 93.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Namibia, about 64.9% do as of 2024.
be 13.5% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Germany, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 87% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.7% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 73.3% more on education
Germany spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Namibia spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 34.2% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
Safety
be 12.3 times more likely to be murdered
Germany has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 6.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Germany, road accidents kill 3.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Namibia, they kill 22.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.1% less strain on fresh water
Germany withdraws 35% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Namibia withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 93.8% less home broadband
Germany has 45.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Namibia has 2.8 as of 2024.
use 79.8% less electricity
Germany uses 6,109 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Namibia uses 1,232 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 82.7% less CO2
Germany emits 6.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Germany, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Namibia, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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