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Denmark vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Denmark has a population of 5.98M (ranked 114/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Denmark's land area is 15,444 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 130th vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Denmark Namibia
Population
6018959
3141364
Population rank 114/197 134/197
GDP
$429B
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 38/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$71,852
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 12/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,514
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
26.6%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,114
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 31/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$50,067
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
15,444 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
387 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
42.3 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Denmark and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Denmark and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Denmark

Namibia
Year GDP
Denmark Namibia
1960 $6,361,166,545 -
1961 $7,058,361,229 -
1962 $7,953,274,741 -
1963 $8,466,044,980 -
1964 $9,677,401,337 -
1965 $10,870,670,865 -
1966 $11,931,740,293 -
1967 $13,059,064,806 -
1968 $13,505,574,133 -
1969 $15,414,902,667 -
1970 $17,075,457,733 -
1971 $19,086,192,720 -
1972 $23,230,667,549 -
1973 $30,718,181,337 -
1974 $34,125,712,481 -
1975 $40,418,967,666 -
1976 $44,503,607,444 -
1977 $49,711,709,588 -
1978 $60,320,089,218 -
1979 $70,393,030,603 -
1980 $70,811,287,816 $2,421,990,338
1981 $61,459,941,461 $2,249,908,578
1982 $60,084,214,872 $2,118,710,248
1983 $60,331,158,447 $2,297,400,688
1984 $58,868,891,335 $1,951,260,038
1985 $62,452,421,011 $1,608,237,350
1986 $87,748,695,217 $1,809,048,527
1987 $109,183,446,340 $2,300,068,217
1988 $115,540,189,705 $2,495,094,746
1989 $112,312,200,761 $2,535,135,798
1990 $138,217,740,684 $2,789,921,854
1991 $139,180,507,778 $2,996,869,281
1992 $152,966,494,260 $3,429,521,699
1993 $143,111,306,004 $3,251,188,833
1994 $156,017,919,221 $3,666,503,530
1995 $184,848,481,008 $3,978,514,206
1996 $187,481,157,846 $3,989,163,197
1997 $173,241,365,735 $4,154,989,950
1998 $176,877,077,513 $3,873,109,866
1999 $177,887,720,536 $3,868,551,730
2000 $164,043,817,224 $3,922,232,165
2001 $164,881,594,415 $3,557,341,215
2002 $178,788,209,558 $3,349,169,826
2003 $218,421,193,436 $4,926,439,384
2004 $251,986,155,631 $6,609,205,995
2005 $265,150,087,712 $7,248,374,838
2006 $283,386,151,544 $8,001,779,551
2007 $320,213,157,595 $8,839,536,476
2008 $354,979,471,960 $8,607,431,497
2009 $322,619,152,195 $8,938,847,189
2010 $322,345,594,075 $11,431,412,421
2011 $344,315,595,263 $12,523,359,441
2012 $326,792,574,245 $13,042,053,592
2013 $344,631,016,965 $12,043,307,277
2014 $352,832,602,064 $12,435,430,970
2015 $301,758,922,338 $11,335,161,084
2016 $312,181,849,372 $10,722,018,732
2017 $331,610,593,962 $12,895,153,371
2018 $355,293,374,912 $13,682,019,076
2019 $345,401,473,013 $12,541,928,303
2020 $355,631,021,932 $10,583,748,542
2021 $408,378,204,640 $12,402,486,184
2022 $401,945,576,108 $12,569,449,123
2023 $407,091,920,305 $12,408,271,448
2024 $429,457,372,072 $13,372,354,269

Denmark and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Denmark

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Denmark Namibia
1960 $1,389 -
1961 $1,531 -
1962 $1,711 -
1963 $1,807 -
1964 $2,049 -
1965 $2,284 -
1966 $2,487 -
1967 $2,701 -
1968 $2,776 -
1969 $3,151 -
1970 $3,464 -
1971 $3,846 -
1972 $4,654 -
1973 $6,117 -
1974 $6,764 -
1975 $7,988 -
1976 $8,773 -
1977 $9,770 -
1978 $11,818 -
1979 $13,757 -
1980 $13,822 $2,468
1981 $12,000 $2,267
1982 $11,740 $2,097
1983 $11,797 $2,214
1984 $11,517 $1,830
1985 $12,213 $1,466
1986 $17,137 $1,599
1987 $21,296 $1,969
1988 $22,525 $2,063
1989 $21,882 $1,967
1990 $26,886 $2,037
1991 $27,003 $2,117
1992 $29,579 $2,347
1993 $27,582 $2,155
1994 $29,968 $2,356
1995 $35,321 $2,483
1996 $35,622 $2,423
1997 $32,780 $2,460
1998 $33,346 $2,235
1999 $33,426 $2,178
2000 $30,722 $2,157
2001 $30,768 $1,916
2002 $33,257 $1,772
2003 $40,519 $2,569
2004 $46,625 $3,403
2005 $48,926 $3,686
2006 $52,119 $4,017
2007 $58,632 $4,379
2008 $64,617 $4,205
2009 $58,413 $4,303
2010 $58,105 $5,418
2011 $61,810 $5,835
2012 $58,444 $5,943
2013 $61,378 $5,347
2014 $62,520 $5,378
2015 $53,094 $4,774
2016 $54,501 $4,396
2017 $57,522 $5,144
2018 $61,325 $5,309
2019 $59,404 $4,732
2020 $60,985 $3,879
2021 $69,728 $4,413
2022 $68,091 $4,350
2023 $68,454 $4,188
2024 $71,852 $4,413

Denmark vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Denmark

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Denmark Namibia
1950 70.3 41.9
1951 70.9 42.5
1952 70.8 43.1
1953 71.2 43.8
1954 71.3 44.4
1955 71.9 45
1956 72 45.7
1957 71.8 46.4
1958 72.2 47.1
1959 72.2 47.8
1960 72.2 48.5
1961 72.5 49.2
1962 72.4 50
1963 72.4 50.6
1964 72.5 51.3
1965 72.4 52
1966 72.5 52.3
1967 73 52.9
1968 73.1 53.6
1969 73.2 54.1
1970 73.4 54.7
1971 73.4 55.3
1972 73.5 55.8
1973 73.7 56.4
1974 73.8 56.9
1975 74.1 57.6
1976 73.8 58
1977 74.7 58.6
1978 74.4 59.1
1979 74.2 59.5
1980 74.1 56.6
1981 74.3 56.9
1982 74.6 57.3
1983 74.5 57.6
1984 74.6 58.1
1985 74.5 58.5
1986 74.6 58.7
1987 74.7 59.1
1988 74.8 59
1989 74.9 60.8
1990 74.9 61.4
1991 75.2 60.8
1992 75.3 60.2
1993 75.2 59.3
1994 75.4 58.4
1995 75.3 57.5
1996 75.7 56.6
1997 76 55.8
1998 76.4 54.8
1999 76.6 54
2000 76.8 52.9
2001 77 52
2002 77.1 52
2003 77.4 51.9
2004 77.8 52.2
2005 78.2 52.6
2006 78.2 53.2
2007 78.3 54
2008 78.7 54.7
2009 79 55.3
2010 79.2 56.1
2011 79.8 56.6
2012 80.1 57.7
2013 80.3 58.5
2014 80.6 59.3
2015 80.7 60
2016 80.9 60.8
2017 81.1 61.7
2018 81 62.6
2019 81.4 63.5
2020 81.5 64.1
2021 81.4 60.8
2022 81.3 64.2
2023 81.9 67.4
2024 82.1 67.5
2025 82.2 67.7

Denmark and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Denmark

Namibia
Year Population
Denmark Namibia
1960 4,579,603 591,465
1961 4,611,687 603,067
1962 4,647,727 615,759
1963 4,684,483 629,589
1964 4,722,072 644,530
1965 4,759,012 660,558
1966 4,797,381 677,655
1967 4,835,354 696,045
1968 4,864,883 715,542
1969 4,891,860 736,120
1970 4,928,757 757,868
1971 4,963,126 780,584
1972 4,991,596 804,399
1973 5,021,861 828,928
1974 5,045,297 854,320
1975 5,059,862 881,032
1976 5,072,596 906,566
1977 5,088,419 931,104
1978 5,104,248 947,269
1979 5,116,801 962,825
1980 5,123,027 981,434
1981 5,121,572 992,500
1982 5,117,810 1,010,308
1983 5,114,297 1,037,511
1984 5,111,619 1,065,989
1985 5,113,691 1,096,890
1986 5,120,534 1,131,081
1987 5,127,024 1,167,889
1988 5,129,516 1,209,696
1989 5,132,594 1,288,947
1990 5,140,939 1,369,303
1991 5,154,298 1,415,684
1992 5,171,370 1,461,322
1993 5,188,628 1,508,697
1994 5,206,180 1,556,304
1995 5,233,373 1,602,170
1996 5,263,074 1,646,103
1997 5,284,991 1,689,264
1998 5,304,219 1,732,745
1999 5,321,799 1,776,368
2000 5,339,616 1,818,647
2001 5,358,783 1,857,048
2002 5,375,931 1,889,970
2003 5,390,574 1,917,464
2004 5,404,523 1,942,082
2005 5,419,432 1,966,582
2006 5,437,272 1,991,888
2007 5,461,438 2,018,600
2008 5,493,621 2,047,056
2009 5,523,095 2,077,394
2010 5,547,683 2,109,811
2011 5,570,572 2,146,325
2012 5,591,572 2,194,654
2013 5,614,932 2,252,508
2014 5,643,475 2,312,139
2015 5,683,483 2,374,300
2016 5,728,010 2,439,213
2017 5,764,980 2,506,853
2018 5,793,636 2,577,327
2019 5,814,422 2,650,494
2020 5,831,404 2,728,762
2021 5,856,733 2,810,548
2022 5,903,037 2,889,662
2023 5,946,952 2,963,095
2024 5,976,992 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Denmark and Namibia

Fertility rate
Denmark

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Denmark Namibia
1960 2.57 6.24
1961 2.55 6.29
1962 2.55 6.35
1963 2.67 6.41
1964 2.6 6.43
1965 2.61 6.45
1966 2.62 6.47
1967 2.35 6.49
1968 2.12 6.5
1969 2 6.51
1970 1.95 6.52
1971 2.04 6.52
1972 2.03 6.53
1973 1.92 6.54
1974 1.9 6.55
1975 1.92 6.53
1976 1.75 6.49
1977 1.66 6.44
1978 1.67 6.38
1979 1.6 6.31
1980 1.55 6.24
1981 1.44 6.16
1982 1.43 6.08
1983 1.38 6
1984 1.4 5.94
1985 1.45 5.88
1986 1.48 5.79
1987 1.5 5.7
1988 1.56 5.61
1989 1.62 5.52
1990 1.67 5.4
1991 1.68 5.29
1992 1.76 5.11
1993 1.75 4.91
1994 1.81 4.68
1995 1.8 4.42
1996 1.75 4.2
1997 1.75 4.17
1998 1.72 4.18
1999 1.73 4.14
2000 1.77 3.99
2001 1.74 3.83
2002 1.72 3.69
2003 1.76 3.58
2004 1.78 3.55
2005 1.8 3.57
2006 1.85 3.6
2007 1.84 3.61
2008 1.89 3.62
2009 1.84 3.63
2010 1.87 3.66
2011 1.75 3.66
2012 1.73 3.68
2013 1.67 3.65
2014 1.69 3.64
2015 1.71 3.6
2016 1.79 3.57
2017 1.75 3.51
2018 1.73 3.46
2019 1.7 3.4
2020 1.68 3.35
2021 1.72 3.3
2022 1.55 3.25
2023 1.5 3.21

Denmark and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Denmark

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Denmark Namibia
1960 33 18.9
1961 33.1 18.7
1962 33 18.6
1963 33 18.5
1964 32.9 18.4
1965 32.8 18.4
1966 32.6 18.3
1967 32.5 18.3
1968 32.5 18.2
1969 32.5 18.1
1970 32.5 18.1
1971 32.5 18
1972 32.6 17.9
1973 32.7 17.8
1974 32.8 17.7
1975 33 17.6
1976 33.2 17.5
1977 33.4 17.3
1978 33.7 17
1979 33.9 16.8
1980 34.3 16.6
1981 34.7 16.4
1982 35.1 16.3
1983 35.5 16.4
1984 35.7 16.5
1985 36 16.7
1986 36.2 16.9
1987 36.5 17
1988 36.7 17.3
1989 36.9 17.8
1990 37.1 18.3
1991 37.3 18.4
1992 37.4 18.4
1993 37.5 18.5
1994 37.6 18.5
1995 37.7 18.6
1996 37.7 18.7
1997 37.9 18.8
1998 38 18.9
1999 38.2 18.9
2000 38.4 19
2001 38.6 19.1
2002 38.8 19.2
2003 39 19.3
2004 39.2 19.4
2005 39.5 19.6
2006 39.8 19.7
2007 40.1 19.9
2008 40.2 20
2009 40.4 20.3
2010 40.5 20.5
2011 40.7 20.7
2012 41 20.9
2013 41.2 21.1
2014 41.4 21.3
2015 41.5 21.4
2016 41.6 21.5
2017 41.7 21.6
2018 41.8 21.7
2019 41.9 21.8
2020 42.1 21.8
2021 42.2 21.8
2022 42.1 21.8
2023 42.2 21.9
2024 42.3 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Denmark Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$441B
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.4%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.36%
2022
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.95%
2023
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.2%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.15%
2024
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
64%
2024
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24%
2024
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
79.1
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2023
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
1%
2015
Number of billionaires
9
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
178
2004
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$151B
2004
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$108B
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.52B
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
15,595,000
2020
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.5%
2018
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
98.7%
2024
72.9%
2024

Energy

Denmark Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,483 kg
2023
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$29.7
2023
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26.8 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.5 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
50%
2023
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
39.5%
2021
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.8%
2023
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
43.8%
2023
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,878 kWh
2023
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
79%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.06%
2023
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Denmark Namibia
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+25,639
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
88.6%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.56 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
95.5
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
90
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
97
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2022
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.7
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
87.6%
2023
English speaking
86.1%
2023
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2024
64.4%
2023

Health

Denmark Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,432
2023
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$890
2023
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2020
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.4
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
13.6%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.4%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
84
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.2%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.49 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Denmark Namibia
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
2,584 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,120 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,437 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
45,717 mi
2010
n/a

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