Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Namibia, you would:

Health

live 8.2 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.1 times more likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Marshall Islands, that number is 52.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 58.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Marshall Islands, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2019.

make 38.8% less money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2022, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2022.

be 80.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, that number is 36.0% as of 2006.

Life

be 26.4% less 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 21.7 children do as of 2022.

have 12.8% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 80.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 55% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 27.0% less likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, about 38.7% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 41.7% more on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Marshall Islands spends 13.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 46.1% more on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 76.4% less coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Marshall Islands: At a glance

Marshall Islands (sometimes abbreviated RMI) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 181 sq km. After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network.
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