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Ethiopia vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ethiopia has a population of 132M (ranked 10/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Ethiopia's land area is 435,716 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 25th vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Ethiopia Namibia
Population
138227398
3141364
Population rank 10/197 134/197
GDP
$127B
2022
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 62/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$1,011
2022
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 176/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,278
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$59.5B
2022
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
41.8%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$474
2022
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 168/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,273
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
435,716 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.99
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Ethiopia and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Ethiopia and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Ethiopia

Namibia
Year GDP
Ethiopia Namibia
1960 $1,610,511,694 -
1961 $1,680,859,514 -
1962 $1,747,566,307 -
1963 $1,825,058,828 -
1964 $1,984,129,186 -
1965 $2,159,998,591 -
1966 $2,324,466,416 -
1967 $2,461,762,003 -
1968 $2,619,948,865 -
1969 $2,768,987,372 -
1970 $3,045,354,455 -
1971 $3,224,280,835 -
1972 $3,520,252,938 -
1973 $4,070,570,550 -
1974 $4,577,209,966 -
1975 $4,577,047,854 -
1976 $4,943,806,093 -
1977 $5,651,840,585 -
1978 $6,014,961,435 -
1979 $6,586,048,398 -
1980 $7,012,585,454 $2,421,990,338
1981 $7,507,663,567 $2,249,908,578
1982 $7,899,988,841 $2,118,710,248
1983 $8,781,664,427 $2,297,400,688
1984 $8,298,309,581 $1,951,260,038
1985 $9,717,392,687 $1,608,237,350
1986 $10,094,328,898 $1,809,048,527
1987 $10,790,001,558 $2,300,068,217
1988 $11,181,119,718 $2,495,094,746
1989 $11,762,932,007 $2,535,135,798
1990 $12,478,943,895 $2,789,921,854
1991 $13,799,799,324 $2,996,869,281
1992 $10,754,799,037 $3,429,521,699
1993 $9,051,043,870 $3,251,188,833
1994 $7,100,806,754 $3,666,503,530
1995 $7,855,205,207 $3,978,514,206
1996 $8,761,215,548 $3,989,163,197
1997 $8,803,539,988 $4,154,989,950
1998 $8,013,274,132 $3,873,109,866
1999 $7,892,973,532 $3,868,551,730
2000 $8,242,349,618 $3,922,232,165
2001 $8,231,326,016 $3,557,341,215
2002 $7,850,809,498 $3,349,169,826
2003 $8,623,691,300 $4,926,439,384
2004 $10,131,187,261 $6,609,205,995
2005 $12,401,139,454 $7,248,374,838
2006 $15,280,861,835 $8,001,779,551
2007 $19,707,616,773 $8,839,536,476
2008 $27,066,912,635 $8,607,431,497
2009 $32,437,389,116 $8,938,847,189
2010 $29,933,790,334 $11,431,412,421
2011 $31,952,763,089 $12,523,359,441
2012 $43,310,721,414 $13,042,053,592
2013 $47,648,276,605 $12,043,307,277
2014 $55,612,228,234 $12,435,430,970
2015 $64,589,328,551 $11,335,161,084
2016 $74,296,766,562 $10,722,018,732
2017 $81,770,885,148 $12,895,153,371
2018 $84,269,180,857 $13,682,019,076
2019 $95,912,620,248 $12,541,928,303
2020 $107,657,732,424 $10,583,748,542
2021 $111,261,888,669 $12,402,486,184
2022 $126,772,707,851 $12,569,449,123
2023 - $12,408,271,448
2024 - $13,372,354,269

Ethiopia and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Ethiopia

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Ethiopia Namibia
1960 $75.3 -
1961 $76.7 -
1962 $77.8 -
1963 $79.2 -
1964 $83.8 -
1965 $88.9 -
1966 $93.2 -
1967 $96.1 -
1968 $99.5 -
1969 $102.3 -
1970 $109.4 -
1971 $112.7 -
1972 $119.8 -
1973 $134.9 -
1974 $147.9 -
1975 $144.3 -
1976 $152 -
1977 $170.4 -
1978 $178.3 -
1979 $192.4 -
1980 $203.7 $2,468
1981 $212.7 $2,267
1982 $215.3 $2,097
1983 $232.7 $2,214
1984 $214.2 $1,830
1985 $243.9 $1,466
1986 $246 $1,599
1987 $254.1 $1,969
1988 $253.2 $2,063
1989 $256.4 $1,967
1990 $262.1 $2,037
1991 $277.6 $2,117
1992 $207.4 $2,347
1993 $168.5 $2,155
1994 $127.7 $2,356
1995 $136.5 $2,483
1996 $147.3 $2,423
1997 $143.4 $2,460
1998 $126.5 $2,235
1999 $120.7 $2,178
2000 $122.3 $2,157
2001 $118.5 $1,916
2002 $109.6 $1,772
2003 $116.8 $2,569
2004 $133.2 $3,403
2005 $158.2 $3,686
2006 $189.3 $4,017
2007 $237.1 $4,379
2008 $316 $4,205
2009 $369 $4,303
2010 $331 $5,418
2011 $343 $5,835
2012 $452 $5,943
2013 $484 $5,347
2014 $550 $5,378
2015 $622 $4,774
2016 $696 $4,396
2017 $746 $5,144
2018 $748 $5,309
2019 $829 $4,732
2020 $905 $3,879
2021 $911 $4,413
2022 $1,011 $4,350
2023 - $4,188
2024 - $4,413

Ethiopia vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ethiopia

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Namibia
1950 35.5 41.9
1951 35.9 42.5
1952 36.2 43.1
1953 36.6 43.8
1954 37 44.4
1955 37.3 45
1956 37.8 45.7
1957 32.2 46.4
1958 32.6 47.1
1959 39.2 47.8
1960 39.6 48.5
1961 40.2 49.2
1962 40.5 50
1963 41 50.6
1964 41.3 51.3
1965 41.4 52
1966 39.3 52.3
1967 41.9 52.9
1968 42.1 53.6
1969 42.1 54.1
1970 42.1 54.7
1971 42.2 55.3
1972 41 55.8
1973 41.1 56.4
1974 39.1 56.9
1975 38.9 57.6
1976 41.3 58
1977 41.4 58.6
1978 41.5 59.1
1979 42.4 59.5
1980 42.8 56.6
1981 43.1 56.9
1982 43.4 57.3
1983 36.3 57.6
1984 36.7 58.1
1985 37.7 58.5
1986 38.4 58.7
1987 45.9 59.1
1988 45.7 59
1989 45.6 60.8
1990 45.1 61.4
1991 46.7 60.8
1992 47.3 60.2
1993 47.7 59.3
1994 47.9 58.4
1995 48.2 57.5
1996 48.7 56.6
1997 49.2 55.8
1998 49.8 54.8
1999 49.5 54
2000 50.9 52.9
2001 51.4 52
2002 52.1 52
2003 52.9 51.9
2004 53.7 52.2
2005 54.4 52.6
2006 55.4 53.2
2007 56.6 54
2008 57.7 54.7
2009 58.7 55.3
2010 59.7 56.1
2011 60.6 56.6
2012 61.4 57.7
2013 62.2 58.5
2014 62.9 59.3
2015 63.6 60
2016 64.2 60.8
2017 64.8 61.7
2018 65.3 62.6
2019 65.7 63.5
2020 66 64.1
2021 65.3 60.8
2022 66.9 64.2
2023 67.3 67.4
2024 67.6 67.5
2025 67.9 67.7

Ethiopia and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Ethiopia

Namibia
Year Population
Ethiopia Namibia
1960 21,376,693 591,465
1961 21,906,102 603,067
1962 22,465,126 615,759
1963 23,051,637 629,589
1964 23,666,548 644,530
1965 24,310,612 660,558
1966 24,952,689 677,655
1967 25,620,276 696,045
1968 26,337,930 715,542
1969 27,072,571 736,120
1970 27,829,128 757,868
1971 28,600,106 780,584
1972 29,374,608 804,399
1973 30,166,785 828,928
1974 30,957,273 854,320
1975 31,723,252 881,032
1976 32,534,418 906,566
1977 33,167,272 931,104
1978 33,734,592 947,269
1979 34,238,652 962,825
1980 34,428,514 981,434
1981 35,304,012 992,500
1982 36,701,290 1,010,308
1983 37,740,817 1,037,511
1984 38,735,722 1,065,989
1985 39,842,136 1,096,890
1986 41,037,656 1,131,081
1987 42,460,039 1,167,889
1988 44,150,825 1,209,696
1989 45,879,690 1,288,947
1990 47,609,755 1,369,303
1991 49,717,198 1,415,684
1992 51,853,747 1,461,322
1993 53,708,891 1,508,697
1994 55,611,508 1,556,304
1995 57,537,335 1,602,170
1996 59,467,635 1,646,103
1997 61,404,539 1,689,264
1998 63,363,524 1,732,745
1999 65,374,561 1,776,368
2000 67,411,494 1,818,647
2001 69,487,762 1,857,048
2002 71,635,517 1,889,970
2003 73,832,663 1,917,464
2004 76,077,206 1,942,082
2005 78,367,470 1,966,582
2006 80,703,490 1,991,888
2007 83,103,217 2,018,600
2008 85,543,668 2,047,056
2009 88,007,636 2,077,394
2010 90,538,514 2,109,811
2011 93,149,970 2,146,325
2012 95,798,767 2,194,654
2013 98,438,751 2,252,508
2014 101,115,610 2,312,139
2015 103,867,135 2,374,300
2016 106,718,162 2,439,213
2017 109,666,481 2,506,853
2018 112,664,152 2,577,327
2019 115,737,383 2,650,494
2020 118,917,671 2,728,762
2021 122,138,588 2,810,548
2022 125,384,287 2,889,662
2023 128,691,692 2,963,095
2024 132,059,767 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Ethiopia and Namibia

Fertility rate
Ethiopia

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Ethiopia Namibia
1960 6.51 6.24
1961 6.53 6.29
1962 6.56 6.35
1963 6.59 6.41
1964 6.61 6.43
1965 6.63 6.45
1966 6.66 6.47
1967 6.68 6.49
1968 6.7 6.5
1969 6.72 6.51
1970 6.78 6.52
1971 6.84 6.52
1972 6.9 6.53
1973 6.96 6.54
1974 7.02 6.55
1975 7.08 6.53
1976 7.13 6.49
1977 7.19 6.44
1978 7.23 6.38
1979 7.25 6.31
1980 7.29 6.24
1981 7.31 6.16
1982 7.34 6.08
1983 7.35 6
1984 7.36 5.94
1985 7.34 5.88
1986 7.32 5.79
1987 7.29 5.7
1988 7.26 5.61
1989 7.23 5.52
1990 7.2 5.4
1991 7.16 5.29
1992 7.13 5.11
1993 7.09 4.91
1994 7.05 4.68
1995 7 4.42
1996 6.93 4.2
1997 6.87 4.17
1998 6.79 4.18
1999 6.72 4.14
2000 6.65 3.99
2001 6.58 3.83
2002 6.5 3.69
2003 6.4 3.58
2004 6.3 3.55
2005 6.19 3.57
2006 6.05 3.6
2007 5.89 3.61
2008 5.7 3.62
2009 5.49 3.63
2010 5.28 3.66
2011 5.08 3.66
2012 4.89 3.68
2013 4.71 3.65
2014 4.61 3.64
2015 4.53 3.6
2016 4.47 3.57
2017 4.4 3.51
2018 4.37 3.46
2019 4.35 3.4
2020 4.27 3.35
2021 4.18 3.3
2022 4.08 3.25
2023 3.99 3.21

Ethiopia and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Ethiopia

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Ethiopia Namibia
1960 18.6 18.9
1961 18.6 18.7
1962 18.6 18.6
1963 18.6 18.5
1964 18.6 18.4
1965 18.6 18.4
1966 18.5 18.3
1967 18.5 18.3
1968 18.4 18.2
1969 18.3 18.1
1970 18.1 18.1
1971 17.9 18
1972 17.7 17.9
1973 17.6 17.8
1974 17.5 17.7
1975 17.3 17.6
1976 17.2 17.5
1977 17.1 17.3
1978 17 17
1979 16.9 16.8
1980 16.8 16.6
1981 16.8 16.4
1982 16.7 16.3
1983 16.7 16.4
1984 16.8 16.5
1985 16.9 16.7
1986 16.9 16.9
1987 16.9 17
1988 16.9 17.3
1989 16.9 17.8
1990 16.9 18.3
1991 16.9 18.4
1992 16.9 18.4
1993 16.8 18.5
1994 16.7 18.5
1995 16.6 18.6
1996 16.5 18.7
1997 16.4 18.8
1998 16.3 18.9
1999 16.2 18.9
2000 16.2 19
2001 16.1 19.1
2002 16.1 19.2
2003 16.1 19.3
2004 16.2 19.4
2005 16.2 19.6
2006 16.3 19.7
2007 16.4 19.9
2008 16.5 20
2009 16.7 20.3
2010 16.9 20.5
2011 17.1 20.7
2012 17.4 20.9
2013 17.6 21.1
2014 17.9 21.3
2015 18.1 21.4
2016 18.3 21.5
2017 18.6 21.6
2018 18.8 21.7
2019 19 21.8
2020 19.2 21.8
2021 19.4 21.8
2022 19.6 21.8
2023 19.7 21.9
2024 19.9 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ethiopia Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$126B
2022
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
11.6%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2024
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.79%
2023
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
138,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.7%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2021
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
37.6%
2024
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2024
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.1
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2021
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.78B
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$490M
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
518,000
2020
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
29.6%
2020
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
48.8%
2024
72.9%
2024

Energy

Ethiopia Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.53
2022
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
16.7 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
9.69%
2022
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.6%
2021
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.15%
2022
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
10.8%
2022
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
92.4 kWh
2022
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
95.4%
2020
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2022
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
55.4%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Ethiopia Namibia
% of world population
1.62%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+30,069
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
23.7%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.4
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
56
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.63
2012
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.2
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
60.5%
2022
87.6%
2023
English speaking
0.22%
2025
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
16.7%
2021
64.4%
2023

Health

Ethiopia Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.1
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.3%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.11
2022
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.3 years
2025
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
195
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
46.5
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
2.9%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
31
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.06 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Ethiopia Namibia
% of world land
0.76%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
3,299 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
148,483 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
65,056 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
74,671 mi
2018
n/a

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