Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 98.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 9.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 10.2 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 38.6% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 18.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 11.2% of people as of 2024.
have 2.1 times more doctors per person
Namibia has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Sri Lanka has 11.4 as of 2023.
see 52.5% less spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sri Lanka spends $507 as of 2023.
be 71.6% more likely to die by suicide
Namibia has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, it is 14.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 87.1% less 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 Sri Lanka, 18.0 women do as of 2023.
be 85.7% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2024.
have 61.0% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 76.4% 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 15.8% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, about 54.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 79.8% less on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Sri Lanka spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 61.2% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 14.8% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
Safety
be 70.5% less likely to be murdered
Namibia has a homicide rate of 11.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 47.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Namibia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, they kill 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.0 times more home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sri Lanka has 8.5 as of 2024.
live with 292.9 times more strain on fresh water
Namibia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sri Lanka withdraws 91% as of 2022.
use 47.7% less electricity
Namibia uses 1,232 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sri Lanka uses 644 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 14.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Namibia, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
emit 11.7% less CO2
Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sri Lanka emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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