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

Health

be 42.1% less likely to be obese

In Grenada, 31.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 18.3% of people as of 2024.

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see 21.4% more spent on your healthcare

Grenada spends $880 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Namibia spends $1,068 as of 2023.

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live 7.9 years less

In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 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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have 10.0% less access to essential health services

Grenada scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Namibia scores 63 as of 2021.

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be 6.6 times more likely to die by suicide

Grenada has a suicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Namibia, it is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 30.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Grenada, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

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make 59.7% less money

Grenada has a GDP per capita of $12,107 as of 2025, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $4,876 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Grenada, there are approximately 11.5 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 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Grenada, approximately 48.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Namibia, 139.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Grenada, approximately 16.4 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.

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Basic Needs

be 39.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Grenada, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 96% 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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Expenditures

spend 77.0% more on education

Grenada spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Namibia spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Grenada spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 13.0 times more coastline

Grenada has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

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Safety

be 18.0% less likely to be murdered

Grenada has a homicide rate of 13.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 3.4 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Grenada, road accidents kill 6.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Namibia, they kill 22.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 95.6% less strain on fresh water

Grenada withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Namibia withdraws 0% as of 2022.

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find 90.5% less home broadband

Grenada has 29.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Namibia has 2.8 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 20.0% less CO2

Grenada emits 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 43.3% more likely to die from air pollution

In Grenada, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Namibia, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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