Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
be 38.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Senegal, 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 3.5 years less
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 95.5% more likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 29.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 48.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
be 62.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
Life
be 38.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 315.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 76.3% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 51.9% as of 2017. In Namibia, it is 91.5% as of 2018.
have 20.6% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 50% 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.
Expenditures
spend 77.4% more on education
Senegal spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Senegal spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Namibia: At a glance
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