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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

2,414 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 2027

Trade

125 indicators

125 indicators

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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 2050

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

220 indicators

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Environment

358 indicators

358 indicators

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Agriculture

290 indicators

290 indicators

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Technology

619 indicators

619 indicators

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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 2027

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

Other

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