Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
be 62.6% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
live 1.4 years less
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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
make 3.9 times more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 11.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 10.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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.
have 24.3% more children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 11.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 91% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 43.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kiribati, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 24.2% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.5% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 37.5% more coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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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