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Namibia

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Windhoek218,615 observations
Population
3.09M
world rank #136 / 217
GDP
15.08B
world rank #140 / 186
GDP / capita
10,242.3
world rank #123 / 185
Life expectancy
67.5
world rank #172 / 217

Governance

587 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile50.4#81Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile53.3#96Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile75.2#68Rule of Law0-100 percentile62.6#80
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,412 indicators
GDPcurrent US$15.08B#140GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $10,242.3#123GDP growth%1.7%#143Inflation%3.5%#96
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

127 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$7.02B#118Merchandise importscurrent US$8.43B#122Exports of goods & services% GDP44.7%#48Imports of goods & services% GDP63.9%#33
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,492 indicators
Life expectancyyears67.5#172Infant mortalityper 1k births36.4#122Maternal mortalityper 100k139#68Health spending% GDP9.5%#35
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,529 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross82%#83Education spending% GDP9.1%#1Adult literacy%87.6%#23Primary enrollment% gross120.7%#7
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,256 indicators
Populationpeople3.09M#136Population growth%2%#46Urban population%50.9%#143Fertility ratebirths/woman3.2#50
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

275 indicators
Electricity access% pop59.3%#55Renewable energy share%30%#73Forest area% land7.8%#173Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,232.2#101
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

220 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop41.1%#57Electricity access, urban% urban pop77.2%#49Energy use per capitakg oil eq.697#109Electricity from coal% of output1.6%#14
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

358 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area39.9%#13Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources1.7%#40Capture fisheries productiontonnes381,230.1#45
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

290 indicators
Agricultural land% land area47.1%#70Cereal yieldkg per hectare451.2#178Aquaculture productiontonnes340#144Food production index2014-16 = 100100.5#136
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

619 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people85.2#129Secure internet serversper 1M people427.4#133Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people2.6#107
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,200 indicators
Gini indexindex59.1#71Extreme poverty% pop22.9%#43Internet users% pop64.9%#129Homicide rateper 100k11.2#87
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

399 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-104.3#32Hazard & exposure0-102.9#24Vulnerability0-105.9#47
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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