Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 64.3% less likely to be obese

In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

live 11.1 years less

In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 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 60.7% more money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2021, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2022.

be 22.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

be 8.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 20.0% as of 2022.

Life

have 23.4% more children

In Tonga, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 70.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Tonga, approximately 12.4 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 44.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Tonga, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 20.9% less likely to have internet access

In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 45.5% more on education

Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 67.9% more on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.8 times more coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 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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