Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 2.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 2.5 years less

In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Uganda, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.3 times more money

Uganda has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2022, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2022.

be 14.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Uganda, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

be 6.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Uganda, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 20.0% as of 2022.

Life

be 24.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Uganda, approximately 284.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.8% more likely to be literate

In Uganda, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2021. In Namibia, it is 92.3% as of 2021.

have 38.6% fewer children

In Uganda, there are approximately 39.6 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 22.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Uganda, approximately 45% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 36% 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 5.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Uganda, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 3.6 times more on education

Uganda spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.2 times more on healthcare

Uganda spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

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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