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Algeria vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Algeria has a population of 46.8M (ranked 33/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Algeria's land area is 919,595 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 10th vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Algeria ranks 52/197 ($264B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Algeria ranks 115/197 ($5,631), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Algeria Namibia
Population
47911682
3141364
Population rank 33/197 134/197
GDP
$264B
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 52/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$5,631
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 115/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,553
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$122B
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
57.8%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,602
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 109/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,802
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
919,595 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
50.9 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.77
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
29.3 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Algeria and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Algeria and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Algeria

Namibia
Year GDP
Algeria Namibia
1960 $2,723,615,451 -
1961 $2,434,747,056 -
1962 $2,001,444,544 -
1963 $2,702,982,018 -
1964 $2,909,316,435 -
1965 $3,136,284,307 -
1966 $3,039,859,187 -
1967 $3,370,870,376 -
1968 $3,852,147,027 -
1969 $4,257,253,264 -
1970 $4,863,526,897 -
1971 $5,077,183,094 -
1972 $6,766,743,957 -
1973 $8,707,858,912 -
1974 $13,209,871,626 -
1975 $15,557,902,754 -
1976 $17,728,240,932 -
1977 $20,972,113,685 -
1978 $26,364,491,313 -
1979 $33,243,706,860 -
1980 $42,345,829,079 $2,421,990,338
1981 $44,348,590,461 $2,249,908,578
1982 $45,207,167,470 $2,118,710,248
1983 $48,801,369,800 $2,297,400,688
1984 $53,698,548,293 $1,951,260,038
1985 $57,937,868,670 $1,608,237,350
1986 $63,692,007,897 $1,809,048,527
1987 $66,745,818,375 $2,300,068,217
1988 $59,089,396,860 $2,495,094,746
1989 $55,634,721,573 $2,535,135,798
1990 $62,048,507,531 $2,789,921,854
1991 $45,715,676,428 $2,996,869,281
1992 $48,003,133,347 $3,429,521,699
1993 $49,945,584,453 $3,251,188,833
1994 $42,543,176,829 $3,666,503,530
1995 $41,764,291,672 $3,978,514,206
1996 $46,941,554,225 $3,989,163,197
1997 $48,177,612,042 $4,154,989,950
1998 $48,187,781,984 $3,873,109,866
1999 $48,640,671,735 $3,868,551,730
2000 $54,790,398,570 $3,922,232,165
2001 $59,413,400,924 $3,557,341,215
2002 $61,516,103,406 $3,349,169,826
2003 $73,482,264,191 $4,926,439,384
2004 $91,913,680,985 $6,609,205,995
2005 $107,046,618,670 $7,248,374,838
2006 $123,084,258,693 $8,001,779,551
2007 $142,482,739,810 $8,839,536,476
2008 $180,383,848,331 $8,607,431,497
2009 $150,317,292,079 $8,938,847,189
2010 $177,785,053,940 $11,431,412,421
2011 $218,331,946,925 $12,523,359,441
2012 $227,143,746,076 $13,042,053,592
2013 $229,701,430,292 $12,043,307,277
2014 $238,942,664,193 $12,435,430,970
2015 $187,493,855,609 $11,335,161,084
2016 $180,763,839,522 $10,722,018,732
2017 $189,880,896,903 $12,895,153,371
2018 $194,554,483,656 $13,682,019,076
2019 $193,459,662,091 $12,541,928,303
2020 $164,873,415,325 $10,583,748,542
2021 $186,231,205,262 $12,402,486,184
2022 $225,638,456,572 $12,569,449,123
2023 $247,626,161,016 $12,408,271,448
2024 $263,619,794,507 $13,372,354,269

Algeria and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Algeria

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Algeria Namibia
1960 $238.4 -
1961 $209.4 -
1962 $169.6 -
1963 $225.6 -
1964 $238.9 -
1965 $253.6 -
1966 $241.4 -
1967 $261.8 -
1968 $292.4 -
1969 $316 -
1970 $353 -
1971 $360 -
1972 $469 -
1973 $590 -
1974 $873 -
1975 $992 -
1976 $1,080 -
1977 $1,232 -
1978 $1,506 -
1979 $1,843 -
1980 $2,276 $2,468
1981 $2,307 $2,267
1982 $2,275 $2,097
1983 $2,374 $2,214
1984 $2,524 $1,830
1985 $2,633 $1,466
1986 $2,800 $1,599
1987 $2,847 $1,969
1988 $2,451 $2,063
1989 $2,247 $1,967
1990 $2,445 $2,037
1991 $1,759 $2,117
1992 $1,803 $2,347
1993 $1,831 $2,155
1994 $1,526 $2,356
1995 $1,467 $2,483
1996 $1,617 $2,423
1997 $1,629 $2,460
1998 $1,603 $2,235
1999 $1,596 $2,178
2000 $1,773 $2,157
2001 $1,896 $1,916
2002 $1,937 $1,772
2003 $2,284 $2,569
2004 $2,817 $3,403
2005 $3,233 $3,686
2006 $3,661 $4,017
2007 $4,167 $4,379
2008 $5,181 $4,205
2009 $4,235 $4,303
2010 $4,913 $5,418
2011 $5,916 $5,835
2012 $6,034 $5,943
2013 $5,980 $5,347
2014 $6,095 $5,378
2015 $4,685 $4,774
2016 $4,425 $4,396
2017 $4,555 $5,144
2018 $4,577 $5,309
2019 $4,468 $4,732
2020 $3,744 $3,879
2021 $4,161 $4,413
2022 $4,962 $4,350
2023 $5,364 $4,188
2024 $5,631 $4,413

Algeria vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Algeria

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Algeria Namibia
1950 42.7 41.9
1951 43.3 42.5
1952 43.5 43.1
1953 43.6 43.8
1954 40.6 44.4
1955 40.9 45
1956 40.9 45.7
1957 40.9 46.4
1958 40.9 47.1
1959 40.9 47.8
1960 40.8 48.5
1961 40.8 49.2
1962 39.5 50
1963 43.1 50.6
1964 43 51.3
1965 42.8 52
1966 42.7 52.3
1967 42.7 52.9
1968 42.8 53.6
1969 43 54.1
1970 43.3 54.7
1971 43.8 55.3
1972 44.4 55.8
1973 45.1 56.4
1974 46 56.9
1975 46.9 57.6
1976 48 58
1977 49.2 58.6
1978 50.6 59.1
1979 52.4 59.5
1980 54.5 56.6
1981 57.4 56.9
1982 59.6 57.3
1983 61.3 57.6
1984 62.7 58.1
1985 64.2 58.5
1986 65.3 58.7
1987 66.1 59.1
1988 66.9 59
1989 67.5 60.8
1990 67.7 61.4
1991 67.7 60.8
1992 67.7 60.2
1993 67.8 59.3
1994 67.3 58.4
1995 67.7 57.5
1996 68.2 56.6
1997 68.9 55.8
1998 69.3 54.8
1999 70.1 54
2000 70.6 52.9
2001 71 52
2002 71.6 52
2003 71.9 51.9
2004 72.5 52.2
2005 72.8 52.6
2006 73.1 53.2
2007 73.3 54
2008 73.6 54.7
2009 73.9 55.3
2010 74.1 56.1
2011 74.4 56.6
2012 74.6 57.7
2013 74.8 58.5
2014 75 59.3
2015 75.2 60
2016 75.3 60.8
2017 75.4 61.7
2018 75.6 62.6
2019 75.7 63.5
2020 73.3 64.1
2021 75.2 60.8
2022 76.1 64.2
2023 76.3 67.4
2024 76.5 67.5
2025 76.7 67.7

Algeria and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Algeria

Namibia
Year Population
Algeria Namibia
1960 11,424,922 591,465
1961 11,628,883 603,067
1962 11,800,771 615,759
1963 11,982,118 629,589
1964 12,179,813 644,530
1965 12,365,976 660,558
1966 12,590,069 677,655
1967 12,876,118 696,045
1968 13,172,614 715,542
1969 13,475,960 736,120
1970 13,783,719 757,868
1971 14,098,936 780,584
1972 14,427,072 804,399
1973 14,771,147 828,928
1974 15,133,502 854,320
1975 15,678,596 881,032
1976 16,409,170 906,566
1977 17,015,994 931,104
1978 17,506,974 947,269
1979 18,036,655 962,825
1980 18,607,174 981,434
1981 19,220,704 992,500
1982 19,872,348 1,010,308
1983 20,558,115 1,037,511
1984 21,271,969 1,065,989
1985 22,008,544 1,096,890
1986 22,745,499 1,131,081
1987 23,443,624 1,167,889
1988 24,109,536 1,209,696
1989 24,754,485 1,288,947
1990 25,375,810 1,369,303
1991 25,987,928 1,415,684
1992 26,628,568 1,461,322
1993 27,277,048 1,508,697
1994 27,887,279 1,556,304
1995 28,470,191 1,602,170
1996 29,033,044 1,646,103
1997 29,579,301 1,689,264
1998 30,054,133 1,732,745
1999 30,474,354 1,776,368
2000 30,903,893 1,818,647
2001 31,331,221 1,857,048
2002 31,750,835 1,889,970
2003 32,175,818 1,917,464
2004 32,628,286 1,942,082
2005 33,109,249 1,966,582
2006 33,623,506 1,991,888
2007 34,189,416 2,018,600
2008 34,816,961 2,047,056
2009 35,490,445 2,077,394
2010 36,188,236 2,109,811
2011 36,903,376 2,146,325
2012 37,646,166 2,194,654
2013 38,414,171 2,252,508
2014 39,205,031 2,312,139
2015 40,019,529 2,374,300
2016 40,850,721 2,439,213
2017 41,689,299 2,506,853
2018 42,505,035 2,577,327
2019 43,294,546 2,650,494
2020 44,042,091 2,728,762
2021 44,761,099 2,810,548
2022 45,477,389 2,889,662
2023 46,164,219 2,963,095
2024 46,814,308 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Algeria and Namibia

Fertility rate
Algeria

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Algeria Namibia
1960 7.5 6.24
1961 7.56 6.29
1962 7.61 6.35
1963 7.65 6.41
1964 7.67 6.43
1965 7.71 6.45
1966 7.71 6.47
1967 7.71 6.49
1968 7.71 6.5
1969 7.71 6.51
1970 7.7 6.52
1971 7.67 6.52
1972 7.63 6.53
1973 7.59 6.54
1974 7.55 6.55
1975 7.49 6.53
1976 7.41 6.49
1977 7.31 6.44
1978 7.21 6.38
1979 7.12 6.31
1980 6.99 6.24
1981 6.85 6.16
1982 6.68 6.08
1983 6.5 6
1984 6.28 5.94
1985 6.04 5.88
1986 5.65 5.79
1987 5.3 5.7
1988 5.02 5.61
1989 4.76 5.52
1990 4.51 5.4
1991 4.37 5.29
1992 4.27 5.11
1993 4.08 4.91
1994 3.91 4.68
1995 3.49 4.42
1996 3.14 4.2
1997 2.89 4.17
1998 2.69 4.18
1999 2.62 4.14
2000 2.59 3.99
2001 2.52 3.83
2002 2.43 3.69
2003 2.45 3.58
2004 2.5 3.55
2005 2.56 3.57
2006 2.63 3.6
2007 2.7 3.61
2008 2.79 3.62
2009 2.83 3.63
2010 2.88 3.66
2011 2.9 3.66
2012 3 3.68
2013 3 3.65
2014 3.08 3.64
2015 3.09 3.6
2016 3.09 3.57
2017 3.09 3.51
2018 3.02 3.46
2019 3 3.4
2020 2.94 3.35
2021 2.87 3.3
2022 2.82 3.25
2023 2.77 3.21

Algeria and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Algeria

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Algeria Namibia
1960 17.4 18.9
1961 17.2 18.7
1962 17 18.6
1963 16.9 18.5
1964 16.7 18.4
1965 16.6 18.4
1966 16.5 18.3
1967 16.4 18.3
1968 16.4 18.2
1969 16.4 18.1
1970 16.4 18.1
1971 16.4 18
1972 16.4 17.9
1973 16.5 17.8
1974 16.5 17.7
1975 16.5 17.6
1976 16.3 17.5
1977 16.3 17.3
1978 16.4 17
1979 16.5 16.8
1980 16.6 16.6
1981 16.7 16.4
1982 16.9 16.3
1983 17 16.4
1984 17.2 16.5
1985 17.4 16.7
1986 17.6 16.9
1987 17.8 17
1988 18.1 17.3
1989 18.3 17.8
1990 18.6 18.3
1991 18.8 18.4
1992 19 18.4
1993 19.3 18.5
1994 19.5 18.5
1995 19.8 18.6
1996 20.1 18.7
1997 20.4 18.8
1998 20.9 18.9
1999 21.4 18.9
2000 21.9 19
2001 22.4 19.1
2002 22.9 19.2
2003 23.3 19.3
2004 23.8 19.4
2005 24.2 19.6
2006 24.6 19.7
2007 25 19.9
2008 25.4 20
2009 25.8 20.3
2010 26.2 20.5
2011 26.5 20.7
2012 26.8 20.9
2013 27.1 21.1
2014 27.3 21.3
2015 27.6 21.4
2016 27.8 21.5
2017 28 21.6
2018 28.2 21.7
2019 28.4 21.8
2020 28.6 21.8
2021 28.7 21.8
2022 28.9 21.8
2023 29.1 21.9
2024 29.3 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Algeria Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$249B
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.4%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.61%
2023
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.17%
2023
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
326,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-14.4%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
12%
2017
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
45.6%
2023
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2023
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.5
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2011
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2011
1%
2015
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$371M
2018
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$83B
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.8B
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
591,000
2020
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.2%
2020
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
35.3%
2024
72.9%
2024

Energy

Algeria Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,503 kg
2023
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.2
2023
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
180.4 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.91 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.09%
2023
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-129.3%
2023
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,828 kWh
2023
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.91%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.02%
2023
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Algeria Namibia
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,240
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
75.7%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.1
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
36
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.16
2023
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.4%
2018
87.6%
2023
English speaking
7%
2023
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
76.9%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

Algeria Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$179.7
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$89.8
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.46%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.99
2019
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
62
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
24.6%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.5%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
68
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.2%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.54 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Algeria Namibia
% of world land
1.6%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
19,643 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
159,633 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,636 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
87,613 mi
2023
n/a

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