Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen 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 Yemen, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 1.9 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
be 27.1% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 18.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 13.3% of people as of 2024.
be 51.0% less likely to die by suicide
Namibia has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Yemen, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 84.2% less spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Yemen spends $169 as of 2023.
have 82.3% fewer doctors per person
Namibia has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Yemen has 1.0 as of 2023.
have 33.3% less access to essential health services
Namibia scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Yemen scores 42 as of 2021.
Economy
be 10.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Yemen, that number is 17.3% as of 2025.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Yemen, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 15.1% 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 Yemen, 118.0 women do as of 2023.
have 32.7% more children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Yemen, there are 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 47.4% 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 Yemen, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 72.7% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Yemen, about 17.7% do as of 2022.
be 13.3% less 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 Yemen, that number is 75% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Geography
see 21.2% more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
Safety
be 35.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Namibia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Yemen, they kill 29.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 55.1% less home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Yemen has 1.3 as of 2022.
live with 547.6 times more strain on fresh water
Namibia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Yemen withdraws 170% as of 2022.
use 92.7% less electricity
Namibia uses 1,232 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Yemen uses 90 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 78.3% less CO2
Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Namibia, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Yemen, it causes 109.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2014), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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