Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 34.9% less likely to be obese

In Greenland, 28.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 18.3% of people as of 2024.

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live 2.8 years less

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 91.7% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $58,499 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $4,876 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Namibia, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 43.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Greenland, 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.

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be 13.5% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Greenland, 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.

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Geography

see 96.4% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

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Infrastructure

find 91.2% less home broadband

Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Namibia has 2.8 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 88.5% less CO2

Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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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