Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
be 58.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sudan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 62.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sudan, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
be 73.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 19.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Sudan has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2015. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 33.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 295.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 50.7% more likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Namibia, it is 91.5% as of 2018.
be 30.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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.
have 25.3% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.5 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 21.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 35% 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 46.4% more likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 4.3 times more on education
Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 84.8% more on healthcare
Sudan spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.3% more coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Sudan Chamber of Taxation, Inland Revenue Department.
Namibia: At a glance
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