Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Albania, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2017.
live 13.0 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Albania, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 26.2% more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Albania, that number is 21.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 49.4% more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $13,300 as of 2020.
be 82.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Albania, that number is 5.8% as of 2019.
be 17.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Albania, however, that number is 14.3% as of 2012.
pay a 37.8% lower top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Albania, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 92.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Albania, 15.0 women do as of 2017.
be 63.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Albania, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.
have 49.3% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Albania, there are 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 75.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Albania, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 75.6% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Albania, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.5% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Albania spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 38.8% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Albania, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2018.
Geography
see 77.0% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Albanian Taxation Office, Inland Revenue Department.
Albania: At a glance
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