Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 16.5 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 72.7% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.8 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 88.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
be 17.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
Life
be 94.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 90.2% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 72.3% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 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 South Korea, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.1% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 53.5% more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
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