Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 14.9% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
be 8.9 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 5.4 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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
be 50.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
make 52.4% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
have 49.6% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 32.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 10.8% more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 37.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guyana, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 73.5% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.4 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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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