Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Finland 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 Finland, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.

live 15.3 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 29.1% more likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Finland, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 5.3 times more money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $47,300 as of 2020.

be 80.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Finland, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.

be 29.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Finland, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2019.

pay a 39.5% higher top tax rate

Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Finland, the top tax rate is 51.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Finland, 3.0 women do as of 2017.

be 92.8% 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 Finland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2022.

have 58.3% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Finland, there are 10.4 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 Finland, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Finland, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 33.0% less on education

Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Finland spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 20.5% less coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department.

Finland: At a glance

Finland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 303,815 sq km. Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It gained complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it successfully defended its independence through cooperation with Germany and resisted subsequent invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, Finland transformed from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro single currency at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key features of Finland's modern welfare state are high quality education, promotion of equality, and a national social welfare system - currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy.
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