Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
Health
be 58.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kyrgyzstan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 5.9 years less
In Kyrgyzstan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 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 89.4% more money
Kyrgyzstan has a GDP per capita of $4,700 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 13.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kyrgyzstan, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
be 10.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kyrgyzstan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 28.0% more children
In Kyrgyzstan, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 25.7 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 43.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Namibia, 57% of the population do as of 2019.
be 25.5% less likely to have internet access
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 74.1% more on education
Kyrgyzstan spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 88.9% more on healthcare
Kyrgyzstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Namibia: At a glance
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