Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 98.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tajikistan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 2.9 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Tajikistan, that number is 69 years (66 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
be 17.4% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tajikistan, that number is 14.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 92.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Tajikistan, that number is 2.4% as of 2016.
pay a 64.9% lower top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Tajikistan, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 58.4% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2020.
be 51.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tajikistan, however, that number is 26.3% as of 2019.
Life
be 91.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tajikistan, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
have 17.1% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tajikistan, there are 20.7 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 Tajikistan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 25.9% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tajikistan, about 30.4% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 39.4% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tajikistan spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 16.5% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: National Center of Legislation under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department.
Tajikistan: At a glance
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