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Namibia vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 33rd vs. 195th).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Nauru
Population
3141364
12088
Population rank 134/197 195/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 147/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Namibia and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Nauru
Year GDP
Namibia Nauru
1970 - $17,570,366
1971 - $19,009,433
1972 - $21,734,269
1973 - $26,529,817
1974 - $35,994,511
1975 - $40,106,776
1976 - $40,287,427
1977 - $40,444,702
1978 - $41,754,147
1979 - $44,431,330
1980 $2,421,990,338 $46,947,124
1981 $2,249,908,578 $51,689,637
1982 $2,118,710,248 $52,877,742
1983 $2,297,400,688 $48,439,093
1984 $1,951,260,038 $47,363,231
1985 $1,608,237,350 $41,548,741
1986 $1,809,048,527 $39,939,391
1987 $2,300,068,217 $40,118,410
1988 $2,495,094,746 $45,931,134
1989 $2,535,135,798 $53,736,786
1990 $2,789,921,854 $55,572,376
1991 $2,996,869,281 $52,533,789
1992 $3,429,521,699 $51,133,123
1993 $3,251,188,833 $43,542,088
1994 $3,666,503,530 $39,742,511
1995 $3,978,514,206 $39,969,706
1996 $3,989,163,197 $37,458,801
1997 $4,154,989,950 $37,331,507
1998 $3,873,109,866 $29,664,451
1999 $3,868,551,730 $27,328,613
2000 $3,922,232,165 $26,930,980
2001 $3,557,341,215 $22,613,288
2002 $3,349,169,826 $21,017,424
2003 $4,926,439,384 $24,778,160
2004 $6,609,205,995 $30,587,566
2005 $7,248,374,838 $30,282,840
2006 $8,001,779,551 $29,183,627
2007 $8,839,536,476 $23,068,623
2008 $8,607,431,497 $37,184,925
2009 $8,938,847,189 $44,024,970
2010 $11,431,412,421 $47,442,299
2011 $12,523,359,441 $65,444,174
2012 $13,042,053,592 $100,794,925
2013 $12,043,307,277 $94,385,015
2014 $12,435,430,970 $98,752,257
2015 $11,335,161,084 $84,383,389
2016 $10,722,018,732 $97,276,023
2017 $12,895,153,371 $108,862,279
2018 $13,682,019,076 $130,937,590
2019 $12,541,928,303 $124,871,111
2020 $10,583,748,542 $124,530,027
2021 $12,402,486,184 $175,513,985
2022 $12,569,449,123 $152,190,819
2023 $12,408,271,448 $151,455,968
2024 $13,372,354,269 $160,350,640

Namibia and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Nauru
1970 - $2,619
1971 - $2,811
1972 - $3,191
1973 - $3,864
1974 - $5,199
1975 - $5,740
1976 - $5,703
1977 - $5,646
1978 - $5,721
1979 - $5,950
1980 $2,468 $6,138
1981 $2,267 $6,594
1982 $2,097 $6,577
1983 $2,214 $5,896
1984 $1,830 $5,654
1985 $1,466 $4,859
1986 $1,599 $4,569
1987 $1,969 $4,485
1988 $2,063 $5,012
1989 $1,967 $5,723
1990 $2,037 $5,776
1991 $2,117 $5,333
1992 $2,347 $5,103
1993 $2,155 $4,310
1994 $2,356 $3,921
1995 $2,483 $3,932
1996 $2,423 $3,679
1997 $2,460 $3,661
1998 $2,235 $2,909
1999 $2,178 $2,683
2000 $2,157 $2,649
2001 $1,916 $2,232
2002 $1,772 $2,085
2003 $2,569 $2,463
2004 $3,403 $3,041
2005 $3,686 $3,014
2006 $4,017 $2,908
2007 $4,379 $2,302
2008 $4,205 $3,715
2009 $4,303 $4,395
2010 $5,418 $4,724
2011 $5,835 $6,481
2012 $5,943 $9,817
2013 $5,347 $8,975
2014 $5,378 $9,193
2015 $4,774 $7,703
2016 $4,396 $8,724
2017 $5,144 $9,613
2018 $5,309 $11,409
2019 $4,732 $10,777
2020 $3,879 $10,696
2021 $4,413 $14,990
2022 $4,350 $12,896
2023 $4,188 $12,754
2024 $4,413 $13,422

Namibia vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Nauru
1950 41.9 56.6
1951 42.5 56.8
1952 43.1 57
1953 43.8 57.2
1954 44.4 57.4
1955 45 57.5
1956 45.7 57.6
1957 46.4 57.7
1958 47.1 57.8
1959 47.8 57.9
1960 48.5 57.9
1961 49.2 58
1962 50 58
1963 50.6 58.1
1964 51.3 58.2
1965 52 58.3
1966 52.3 58.4
1967 52.9 58.6
1968 53.6 58.6
1969 54.1 58.4
1970 54.7 58.4
1971 55.3 58.4
1972 55.8 58.4
1973 56.4 58.4
1974 56.9 58.3
1975 57.6 58.3
1976 58 58.2
1977 58.6 58.1
1978 59.1 58.3
1979 59.5 58.4
1980 56.6 58.5
1981 56.9 58.6
1982 57.3 58.6
1983 57.6 58.7
1984 58.1 58.7
1985 58.5 58.6
1986 58.7 58.6
1987 59.1 58.6
1988 59 58.7
1989 60.8 58.9
1990 61.4 59.1
1991 60.8 59.3
1992 60.2 59.5
1993 59.3 59.8
1994 58.4 60
1995 57.5 60.1
1996 56.6 60.1
1997 55.8 60
1998 54.8 59.9
1999 54 59.7
2000 52.9 59.6
2001 52 59.5
2002 52 59.4
2003 51.9 59.4
2004 52.2 59.3
2005 52.6 59.4
2006 53.2 59.4
2007 54 59.5
2008 54.7 59.7
2009 55.3 59.9
2010 56.1 60.1
2011 56.6 60.3
2012 57.7 60.5
2013 58.5 60.7
2014 59.3 60.8
2015 60 60.9
2016 60.8 61
2017 61.7 61.1
2018 62.6 61.2
2019 63.5 61.4
2020 64.1 61.5
2021 60.8 61.3
2022 64.2 61.9
2023 67.4 62.1
2024 67.5 62.3
2025 67.7 62.4

Namibia and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Nauru
Year Population
Namibia Nauru
1960 591,465 4,607
1961 603,067 4,774
1962 615,759 4,979
1963 629,589 5,226
1964 644,530 5,515
1965 660,558 5,832
1966 677,655 6,043
1967 696,045 6,135
1968 715,542 6,328
1969 736,120 6,581
1970 757,868 6,710
1971 780,584 6,762
1972 804,399 6,812
1973 828,928 6,866
1974 854,320 6,923
1975 881,032 6,987
1976 906,566 7,064
1977 931,104 7,163
1978 947,269 7,298
1979 962,825 7,468
1980 981,434 7,649
1981 992,500 7,839
1982 1,010,308 8,040
1983 1,037,511 8,216
1984 1,065,989 8,377
1985 1,096,890 8,551
1986 1,131,081 8,742
1987 1,167,889 8,946
1988 1,209,696 9,165
1989 1,288,947 9,390
1990 1,369,303 9,622
1991 1,415,684 9,850
1992 1,461,322 10,021
1993 1,508,697 10,102
1994 1,556,304 10,137
1995 1,602,170 10,165
1996 1,646,103 10,183
1997 1,689,264 10,197
1998 1,732,745 10,198
1999 1,776,368 10,187
2000 1,818,647 10,168
2001 1,857,048 10,130
2002 1,889,970 10,082
2003 1,917,464 10,059
2004 1,942,082 10,060
2005 1,966,582 10,049
2006 1,991,888 10,034
2007 2,018,600 10,020
2008 2,047,056 10,009
2009 2,077,394 10,016
2010 2,109,811 10,043
2011 2,146,325 10,098
2012 2,194,654 10,267
2013 2,252,508 10,517
2014 2,312,139 10,742
2015 2,374,300 10,954
2016 2,439,213 11,150
2017 2,506,853 11,324
2018 2,577,327 11,477
2019 2,650,494 11,587
2020 2,728,762 11,643
2021 2,810,548 11,709
2022 2,889,662 11,801
2023 2,963,095 11,875
2024 3,030,131 11,947

Fertility rates in Namibia and Nauru

Fertility rate
Namibia

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Nauru
1960 6.24 5.34
1961 6.29 5.38
1962 6.35 5.42
1963 6.41 5.44
1964 6.43 5.47
1965 6.45 5.48
1966 6.47 5.41
1967 6.49 5.29
1968 6.5 5.14
1969 6.51 4.94
1970 6.52 4.74
1971 6.52 4.54
1972 6.53 4.36
1973 6.54 4.19
1974 6.55 4.07
1975 6.53 3.97
1976 6.49 3.9
1977 6.44 3.86
1978 6.38 3.84
1979 6.31 3.85
1980 6.24 3.88
1981 6.16 3.94
1982 6.08 3.99
1983 6 4.06
1984 5.94 4.11
1985 5.88 4.14
1986 5.79 4.15
1987 5.7 4.14
1988 5.61 4.11
1989 5.52 4.07
1990 5.4 4.02
1991 5.29 3.99
1992 5.11 3.95
1993 4.91 3.89
1994 4.68 3.84
1995 4.42 3.81
1996 4.2 3.78
1997 4.17 3.74
1998 4.18 3.68
1999 4.14 3.64
2000 3.99 3.54
2001 3.83 3.46
2002 3.69 3.4
2003 3.58 3.39
2004 3.55 3.38
2005 3.57 3.38
2006 3.6 3.4
2007 3.61 3.5
2008 3.62 3.67
2009 3.63 3.85
2010 3.66 4.02
2011 3.66 4.12
2012 3.68 4.12
2013 3.65 4.1
2014 3.64 4.09
2015 3.6 4.08
2016 3.57 4.03
2017 3.51 3.88
2018 3.46 3.68
2019 3.4 3.53
2020 3.35 3.47
2021 3.3 3.43
2022 3.25 3.38
2023 3.21 3.33

Namibia and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Namibia Nauru
1960 18.9 23.8
1961 18.7 24
1962 18.6 23.9
1963 18.5 23.7
1964 18.4 23.4
1965 18.4 23.1
1966 18.3 22.9
1967 18.3 22.9
1968 18.2 21.2
1969 18.1 18.9
1970 18.1 18.7
1971 18 19.1
1972 17.9 19.4
1973 17.8 19.8
1974 17.7 20.4
1975 17.6 21
1976 17.5 21.5
1977 17.3 22.1
1978 17 22.9
1979 16.8 23.6
1980 16.6 24.2
1981 16.4 24.7
1982 16.3 25.1
1983 16.4 25.2
1984 16.5 24.5
1985 16.7 23.7
1986 16.9 22.8
1987 17 22.1
1988 17.3 21.4
1989 17.8 20.8
1990 18.3 20.2
1991 18.4 19.7
1992 18.4 19.4
1993 18.5 19.3
1994 18.5 19.3
1995 18.6 19.3
1996 18.7 19.4
1997 18.8 19.5
1998 18.9 19.6
1999 18.9 19.8
2000 19 20.1
2001 19.1 20.4
2002 19.2 20.6
2003 19.3 20.8
2004 19.4 21
2005 19.6 21.2
2006 19.7 21.3
2007 19.9 21.5
2008 20 21.7
2009 20.3 21.8
2010 20.5 21.8
2011 20.7 21.8
2012 20.9 21.7
2013 21.1 21.6
2014 21.3 21.5
2015 21.4 21.4
2016 21.5 21.5
2017 21.6 21.6
2018 21.7 21.8
2019 21.8 21.9
2020 21.8 21.8
2021 21.8 21.7
2022 21.8 21.6
2023 21.9 21.5
2024 22.1 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
3.4%
2012
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Namibia Nauru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Namibia Nauru
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
41
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
80
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
96.6%
2023
English speaking
17.2%
2023
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Namibia Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Nauru
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
18.6 mi
2002

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