If you lived in Namibia instead of Uruguay, you would:

Health

be 38.4% less likely to be obese

In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

be 29.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Uruguay, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 12.0 years less

In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 58.8% less money

Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.

be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.

be 97.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

pay a 23.3% higher top tax rate

Uruguay 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 96.8% more children

In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 11.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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.

Basic Needs

be 43.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Uruguay, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Namibia, 57% of the population do as of 2019.

be 52.3% less likely to have internet access

In Uruguay, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 100.0% more on education

Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.4 times more coastline

Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Inland Revenue Department.

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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