Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia 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 Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 51.7% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 10.8 years less
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 91.0% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 51.9% more children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.9 times more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 68.4% 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 Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 95.1% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.4% more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Namibia? See an in-depth size comparison.