Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 11.0 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 69.8% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 40.4% more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 85.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 76.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 59.5% lower top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 81.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 72.1% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 44.8% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 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 people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 14.6% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 77.7% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 51.8% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department, Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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