If you lived in Namibia instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

Health

be 60.9% less likely to be obese

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 46.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 18.3% of people as of 2024.

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be 11.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 0.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 9.0% of people as of 2024.

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live 4.8 years less

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 44.8% less spent on your healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends $1,936 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Namibia spends $1,068 as of 2023.

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have 20.3% less access to essential health services

Saint Kitts and Nevis scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Namibia scores 63 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 80.7% less money

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a GDP per capita of $25,223 as of 2025, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $4,876 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 87.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 74.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Namibia, 139.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 13.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Namibia, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 43.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 15.6% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 76.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Namibia, about 64.9% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.6 times more on education

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Namibia spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 65.2% more on healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 11.6 times more coastline

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

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Safety

be 82.5% less likely to be murdered

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a homicide rate of 64.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 99.4% less strain on fresh water

Saint Kitts and Nevis withdraws 51% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Namibia withdraws 0% as of 2022.

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find 93.9% less home broadband

Saint Kitts and Nevis has 46.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Namibia has 2.8 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 58.3% less CO2

Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 2.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Namibia: At a glance

Namibia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 823,290 sq km. South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia has been governed by SWAPO since the country won independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule. POHAMBA was reelected in November 2009.
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