Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 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 10.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Namibia spends $1,068 as of 2023.
have 89.4% more doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Namibia has 5.5 as of 2022.
have 16.7% more access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Namibia scores 63 as of 2021.
be 5.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 9.0% of people as of 2024.
be 63.9% more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 18.3% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 70.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
make 81.0% more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $4,876 as of 2025.
be 29.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Namibia, that number is 19.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 57.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 328.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Namibia, 139.0 women do as of 2023.
have 18.0% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% 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 35.5% more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Namibia, about 64.9% do as of 2024.
be 18.0% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (85% in urban areas, and 55% 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 9.5 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Namibia spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 3.0 times more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 11.2% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
Safety
be 72.8% less likely to be murdered
Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 29.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Namibia, they kill 22.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 9.1 times more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Namibia has 2.8 as of 2024.
live with 97.7% less strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Namibia withdraws 0% as of 2022.
use 16.2 times more electricity
Haiti uses 76 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2022. Namibia uses 1,232 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 14.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Namibia, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.0 times more CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2012), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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