Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 12.7% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% 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 Peru, 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 2.5 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 13.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
make 21.2% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 5.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
pay a 23.3% higher top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 45.3% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 41.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Peru, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 36.9% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 63.5% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 34.9% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Inland Revenue Department.
Namibia: At a glance
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