Namibia
59.3 years
Life expectancy.
138th out of 147 countries.
6.22 tCO2e
Carbon footprint.
79th out of 147 countries.
4.5/10
Wellbeing.
116th out of 147 countries.
Human rights abuses are a problem in most of the world, including in some of the high-ranking countries in the Happy Planet Index results. While the Happy Planet Index may reflect some of the negative impacts of these abuses, it does not seek to directly measure this. For more information about human rights in this country, visit Amnesty International.
Namibia over time
This graph maps the results of the country’s Happy Planet Index and component measures over time, including goals for attainable results in 2030. Learn more about how the Happy Planet Index is calculated.
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