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

Health

live 16.7 years less

In Liechtenstein, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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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see 89.1% less spent on your healthcare

Liechtenstein spends $9,795 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Namibia spends $1,068 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 97.8% less money

Liechtenstein has a GDP per capita of $220,167 as of 2024, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $4,876 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.1 times more children

In Liechtenstein, there are approximately 8.4 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 9.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Liechtenstein, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Namibia, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 43.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Liechtenstein, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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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be 34.0% less likely to have internet access

In Liechtenstein, approximately 98.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Namibia, about 64.9% do as of 2024.

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be 13.5% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Liechtenstein, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Namibia, 87% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 66.0% more on healthcare

Liechtenstein spends 5.7% 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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Safety

be 2.2 times more likely to be murdered

Liechtenstein has a homicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Namibia, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 94.3% less home broadband

Liechtenstein has 50.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Namibia has 2.8 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). 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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