Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 81.9% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Lesotho, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2020.
live 6.9 years less
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Lesotho, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 16.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Lesotho, that number is 16.8% as of 2022.
pay a 18.9% lower top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Lesotho, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 77.6% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2022, while in Lesotho, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Lesotho, however, that number is 49.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lesotho, 566.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.2% less likely to be literate
In Namibia, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2021. In Lesotho, it is 81.0% as of 2021.
be 64.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Lesotho, on the other hand, 48.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.6% more on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lesotho, that number is 11.8% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Inland Revenue Department.
Lesotho: At a glance
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