Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
be 15.3% less likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
be 38.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Paraguay, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 11.9 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 26.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
make 27.6% less money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 6.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 53.2% more children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Namibia, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 43.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Paraguay, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 35.9% less likely to have internet access
In Paraguay, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 18.1% more on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Namibia: At a glance
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