Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 19.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Burma, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 3.5 years less

In Burma, 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 3.0 times more likely to be obese

In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.3 times more money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2022, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2022.

be 29.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

be 6.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 20.0% as of 2022.

Life

be 10.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Burma, approximately 32.9 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 54.8% more children

In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 20.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 20.5% more likely to have internet access

In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

be 23.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Burma, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Namibia, that number is 55% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 4.8 times more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 18.5% less coastline

Burma has a total of 1,930 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

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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