Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 23.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cambodia, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 4.2 years less

In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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 4.4 times more likely to be obese

In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.2 times more money

Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2022, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2022.

be 86.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cambodia, 0.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 20.0% as of 2022.

pay a 85.0% higher top tax rate

Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 10.0% more likely to be literate

In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 83.9% as of 2021. In Namibia, it is 92.3% as of 2021.

have 33.5% more children

In Cambodia, there are approximately 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 33.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cambodia, approximately 82% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 77% 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.

be 11.7% less likely to have internet access

In Cambodia, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 3.1 times more on education

Cambodia spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 18.7% more on healthcare

Cambodia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.5 times more coastline

Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department of Taxation, 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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