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Namibia in charts

The figure for Namibia on 10 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • GDP per person

    GDP per person, US dollars · 2024

    $4,502

    World: $13,717
    132nd highest of 200

  • Population

    People · 2025

    3.09M

    World: 8.22B
    136th highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    67.5

    World: 73.5
    Tied for 172nd highest of 217

  • Internet use

    People using the internet, % of population · 2024

    64.9%

    World: 71.2%
    Tied for 130th highest of 182

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    59.3%

    World: 91.9%
    188th highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    19.3%

    World: 4.8%
    7th highest of 182

  • Inflation

    Inflation, % change in consumer prices over the year · 2024

    4.2%

    World: 3%
    Tied for 58th highest of 176

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    1.2

    World: 4.7
    Tied for 135th highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $397

    World: $1,317
    101st highest of 191

  • College enrollment

    College and university students, % of young adults · 2022

    26.1%

    World: 42%
    98th highest of 126

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Namibia and the world, 1990 to 2024

Namibia: Up from 0% in 1990 to 64.9% in 2024. The world: 71.2% in 2024.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Namibia and the world, 1990 to 2024

Namibia: Up from 61.4 years in 1990 to 67.5 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Namibia and the world, 1990 to 2025

Namibia: Up from $2,037 in 1990 to $4,876 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Namibia, 1990 to 2025

Namibia: Up from 1.4 million people in 1990 to 3.1 million people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Namibia with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.