Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 85.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 9.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Gambia, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
be 32.1% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 18.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Gambia, that number is 12.4% of people as of 2024.
be 44.0% less likely to die by suicide
Namibia has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Gambia, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.5 years less
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Gambia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 91.2% less spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Gambia spends $94 as of 2023.
have 83.7% fewer doctors per person
Namibia has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Gambia has 0.9 as of 2023.
have 27.0% less access to essential health services
Namibia scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Gambia scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
be 66.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2025.
make 81.2% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $919 as of 2025.
Life
be 10.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Gambia, on the other hand, 32.7 children do as of 2024.
have 15.3% more children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 139.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Gambia, 354.0 women do as of 2023.
be 41.1% less likely to be literate
In Namibia, the literacy rate is 87.6% as of 2023. In Gambia, it is 51.6% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 18.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 67% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 23.7% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Gambia, about 49.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 69.1% less on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 69.5% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 94.9% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
Infrastructure
find 81.6% less home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Gambia has 0.5 as of 2024.
live with 7.1 times more strain on fresh water
Namibia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Gambia withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 85.0% less CO2
Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Gambia emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Namibia, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Gambia, it causes 90.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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