Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
be 29.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malaysia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 9.7 years less
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.3% more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 66.3% less money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 10.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
pay a 32.1% higher top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 71.9% more children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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 Malaysia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Namibia, 57% of the population do as of 2019.
be 54.4% less likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 66.4% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Inland Revenue Department.
Namibia: At a glance
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