Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 60.5% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 24.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 25.6% as of 2013.
make 80.9% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
Life
be 54.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In North Korea, 89.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.5% 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 North Korea, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
have 43.2% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In North Korea, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 54.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In North Korea, that number is 26% of people on average (36% in urban areas, and 11% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Geography
see 58.7% more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In North Korea, that number is 2,495 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
How big is North Korea compared to Namibia? See an in-depth size comparison.