Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Namibia, you would:

Health

live 1.9 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Tuvalu, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.0 times more likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tuvalu, that number is 51.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 50.6% less money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $4,400 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 Tuvalu, however, that number is 26.3% as of 2010.

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 Tuvalu, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 19.5% more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tuvalu, about 49.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 2.8 times more on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tuvalu, that number is 24.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 98.5% less coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tuvalu: At a glance

Tuvalu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 26 sq km. In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
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