Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 64.3% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
live 11.1 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 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
make 39.1% more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 22.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
be 30.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 23.1% more children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 12.4 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 42.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tonga, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 17.5% more on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 70.0% more on healthcare
Tonga spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.8 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 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
How big is Namibia compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.