Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 95.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 9.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
see 56.4% more spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 2.4 times more doctors per person
Namibia has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
be 3.6 times more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 18.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
have 17.5% less access to essential health services
Namibia scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
make 23.9% more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
be 14.1% more likely to be literate
In Namibia, the literacy rate is 87.6% as of 2023. In Tuvalu, it is 100.0% as of 2022.
be 54.7% 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
be 22.3% more 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
have 15.1% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 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 Tuvalu, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 25.2% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.
be 14.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Namibia, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 41.5% more on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.5% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 18.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Namibia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 59.7% more home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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