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Namibia vs Nepal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 29.7M in Nepal (ranked 51/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 55,348 sq mi for Nepal (ranked 33rd vs. 92nd).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Nepal
Population
3141364
29627185
Population rank 134/197 52/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$42.9B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 101/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$1,447
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 164/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$5,737
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$20.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
49.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$693
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 155/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$2,569
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
55,348 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
536 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
26 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
70.9 years
2025

Namibia and Nepal: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Nepal economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Nepal
Year GDP
Namibia Nepal
1960 - $508,334,414
1961 - $531,959,562
1962 - $574,091,101
1963 - $496,947,904
1964 - $496,098,775
1965 - $735,267,082
1966 - $906,811,944
1967 - $841,974,025
1968 - $772,231,387
1969 - $788,641,965
1970 - $865,975,309
1971 - $882,765,472
1972 - $1,024,098,400
1973 - $972,101,725
1974 - $1,217,953,547
1975 - $1,575,789,254
1976 - $1,452,788,985
1977 - $1,382,400,000
1978 - $1,604,162,497
1979 - $1,851,250,008
1980 $2,421,990,338 $1,945,916,583
1981 $2,249,908,578 $2,275,583,317
1982 $2,118,710,248 $2,395,423,742
1983 $2,297,400,688 $2,447,174,803
1984 $1,951,260,038 $2,581,207,388
1985 $1,608,237,350 $2,619,913,956
1986 $1,809,048,527 $2,850,782,044
1987 $2,300,068,217 $2,957,255,380
1988 $2,495,094,746 $3,487,009,748
1989 $2,535,135,798 $3,525,225,787
1990 $2,789,921,854 $3,627,560,239
1991 $2,996,869,281 $3,921,476,085
1992 $3,429,521,699 $3,401,211,581
1993 $3,251,188,833 $3,660,041,667
1994 $3,666,503,530 $4,066,775,510
1995 $3,978,514,206 $4,401,104,418
1996 $3,989,163,197 $4,521,580,381
1997 $4,154,989,950 $4,918,691,917
1998 $3,873,109,866 $4,856,255,044
1999 $3,868,551,730 $5,033,642,384
2000 $3,922,232,165 $5,494,252,208
2001 $3,557,341,215 $6,007,055,042
2002 $3,349,169,826 $6,050,875,807
2003 $4,926,439,384 $6,330,473,097
2004 $6,609,205,995 $7,273,938,315
2005 $7,248,374,838 $8,130,258,378
2006 $8,001,779,551 $9,043,715,356
2007 $8,839,536,476 $10,325,618,017
2008 $8,607,431,497 $12,545,438,605
2009 $8,938,847,189 $12,854,985,464
2010 $11,431,412,421 $16,002,656,434
2011 $12,523,359,441 $21,573,872,421
2012 $13,042,053,592 $21,703,100,877
2013 $12,043,307,277 $22,162,204,925
2014 $12,435,430,970 $22,731,612,922
2015 $11,335,161,084 $24,360,801,287
2016 $10,722,018,732 $24,524,109,484
2017 $12,895,153,371 $28,971,588,940
2018 $13,682,019,076 $33,111,525,237
2019 $12,541,928,303 $34,186,180,699
2020 $10,583,748,542 $33,433,659,301
2021 $12,402,486,184 $36,924,841,394
2022 $12,569,449,123 $41,182,939,601
2023 $12,408,271,448 $41,047,772,331
2024 $13,372,354,269 $42,914,268,287

Namibia and Nepal economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Nepal
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Nepal
1960 - $50.2
1961 - $51.6
1962 - $54.6
1963 - $46.3
1964 - $45.3
1965 - $65.8
1966 - $79.5
1967 - $72.3
1968 - $64.9
1969 - $64.8
1970 - $69.6
1971 - $69.5
1972 - $78.8
1973 - $73.2
1974 - $89.8
1975 - $113.6
1976 - $102.5
1977 - $95.3
1978 - $108.1
1979 - $121.9
1980 $2,468 $125.1
1981 $2,267 $142.9
1982 $2,097 $147
1983 $2,214 $146.6
1984 $1,830 $151.1
1985 $1,466 $149.9
1986 $1,599 $159.5
1987 $1,969 $162
1988 $2,063 $187.1
1989 $1,967 $185
1990 $2,037 $185.8
1991 $2,117 $195.7
1992 $2,347 $165
1993 $2,155 $172.8
1994 $2,356 $187.3
1995 $2,483 $197.8
1996 $2,423 $198.8
1997 $2,460 $211.8
1998 $2,235 $205.1
1999 $2,178 $208.6
2000 $2,157 $223.8
2001 $1,916 $240.8
2002 $1,772 $238.9
2003 $2,569 $246.4
2004 $3,403 $279.6
2005 $3,686 $309
2006 $4,017 $340
2007 $4,379 $385
2008 $4,205 $465
2009 $4,303 $473
2010 $5,418 $585
2011 $5,835 $786
2012 $5,943 $788
2013 $5,347 $803
2014 $5,378 $821
2015 $4,774 $876
2016 $4,396 $877
2017 $5,144 $1,034
2018 $5,309 $1,179
2019 $4,732 $1,203
2020 $3,879 $1,154
2021 $4,413 $1,253
2022 $4,350 $1,386
2023 $4,188 $1,382
2024 $4,413 $1,447

Namibia vs. Nepal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Nepal
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Nepal
1950 41.9 37.6
1951 42.5 37.6
1952 43.1 37.7
1953 43.8 37.7
1954 44.4 37.8
1955 45 37.9
1956 45.7 37.9
1957 46.4 38
1958 47.1 38.1
1959 47.8 38.4
1960 48.5 38.7
1961 49.2 39
1962 50 39.3
1963 50.6 39.6
1964 51.3 40.2
1965 52 40.7
1966 52.3 41.2
1967 52.9 41.7
1968 53.6 42.2
1969 54.1 42.7
1970 54.7 43.2
1971 55.3 43.6
1972 55.8 44.1
1973 56.4 44.5
1974 56.9 44.9
1975 57.6 45.5
1976 58 46
1977 58.6 46.6
1978 59.1 47.2
1979 59.5 47.8
1980 56.6 48.3
1981 56.9 48.7
1982 57.3 49.2
1983 57.6 49.7
1984 58.1 50.2
1985 58.5 50.9
1986 58.7 51.6
1987 59.1 52.4
1988 59 53.1
1989 60.8 54
1990 61.4 54.8
1991 60.8 55.6
1992 60.2 56.7
1993 59.3 57.6
1994 58.4 58.6
1995 57.5 59.3
1996 56.6 60
1997 55.8 60.8
1998 54.8 61.5
1999 54 62
2000 52.9 62.6
2001 52 63.3
2002 52 63.5
2003 51.9 64.2
2004 52.2 64.7
2005 52.6 65.3
2006 53.2 65.9
2007 54 66.2
2008 54.7 66.4
2009 55.3 66.6
2010 56.1 66.8
2011 56.6 67.1
2012 57.7 67.4
2013 58.5 67.6
2014 59.3 67.8
2015 60 67.4
2016 60.8 68.4
2017 61.7 68.7
2018 62.6 69
2019 63.5 69.3
2020 64.1 69.1
2021 60.8 68.4
2022 64.2 70.1
2023 67.4 70.4
2024 67.5 70.6
2025 67.7 70.9

Namibia and Nepal population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Nepal
Year Population
Namibia Nepal
1960 591,465 10,123,658
1961 603,067 10,318,396
1962 615,759 10,521,116
1963 629,589 10,729,818
1964 644,530 10,946,392
1965 660,558 11,173,411
1966 677,655 11,408,710
1967 696,045 11,652,716
1968 715,542 11,906,266
1969 736,120 12,167,036
1970 757,868 12,436,190
1971 780,584 12,710,061
1972 804,399 12,989,099
1973 828,928 13,275,239
1974 854,320 13,568,435
1975 881,032 13,870,695
1976 906,566 14,177,649
1977 931,104 14,499,175
1978 947,269 14,839,695
1979 962,825 15,190,590
1980 981,434 15,553,105
1981 992,500 15,922,423
1982 1,010,308 16,297,987
1983 1,037,511 16,689,119
1984 1,065,989 17,085,242
1985 1,096,890 17,477,692
1986 1,131,081 17,868,124
1987 1,167,889 18,250,505
1988 1,209,696 18,638,661
1989 1,288,947 19,057,807
1990 1,369,303 19,524,573
1991 1,415,684 20,036,500
1992 1,461,322 20,609,707
1993 1,508,697 21,180,159
1994 1,556,304 21,717,479
1995 1,602,170 22,245,439
1996 1,646,103 22,741,862
1997 1,689,264 23,219,463
1998 1,732,745 23,680,357
1999 1,776,368 24,125,199
2000 1,818,647 24,546,509
2001 1,857,048 24,946,748
2002 1,889,970 25,328,981
2003 1,917,464 25,688,758
2004 1,942,082 26,016,656
2005 1,966,582 26,309,458
2006 1,991,888 26,565,425
2007 2,018,600 26,788,492
2008 2,047,056 26,990,037
2009 2,077,394 27,173,035
2010 2,109,811 27,341,952
2011 2,146,325 27,464,494
2012 2,194,654 27,534,915
2013 2,252,508 27,589,996
2014 2,312,139 27,672,370
2015 2,374,300 27,823,629
2016 2,439,213 27,955,462
2017 2,506,853 28,011,258
2018 2,577,327 28,079,689
2019 2,650,494 28,414,064
2020 2,728,762 28,966,574
2021 2,810,548 29,475,010
2022 2,889,662 29,715,436
2023 2,963,095 29,694,614
2024 3,030,131 29,651,054

Fertility rates in Namibia and Nepal

Fertility rate
Namibia

Nepal
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Nepal
1960 6.24 6.07
1961 6.29 6.09
1962 6.35 6.08
1963 6.41 6.06
1964 6.43 6.04
1965 6.45 6.01
1966 6.47 5.98
1967 6.49 5.95
1968 6.5 5.94
1969 6.51 5.89
1970 6.52 5.87
1971 6.52 5.85
1972 6.53 5.8
1973 6.54 5.7
1974 6.55 5.75
1975 6.53 5.73
1976 6.49 5.72
1977 6.44 5.69
1978 6.38 5.68
1979 6.31 5.64
1980 6.24 5.6
1981 6.16 5.58
1982 6.08 5.55
1983 6 5.54
1984 5.94 5.51
1985 5.88 5.46
1986 5.79 5.4
1987 5.7 5.35
1988 5.61 5.31
1989 5.52 5.26
1990 5.4 5.21
1991 5.29 5.15
1992 5.11 5.07
1993 4.91 5.04
1994 4.68 4.96
1995 4.42 4.87
1996 4.2 4.67
1997 4.17 4.44
1998 4.18 4.28
1999 4.14 4.13
2000 3.99 3.98
2001 3.83 3.79
2002 3.69 3.6
2003 3.58 3.44
2004 3.55 3.28
2005 3.57 3.12
2006 3.6 2.97
2007 3.61 2.86
2008 3.62 2.74
2009 3.63 2.63
2010 3.66 2.54
2011 3.66 2.46
2012 3.68 2.42
2013 3.65 2.36
2014 3.64 2.32
2015 3.6 2.27
2016 3.57 2.23
2017 3.51 2.17
2018 3.46 2.12
2019 3.4 2.08
2020 3.35 2.05
2021 3.3 2.03
2022 3.25 2
2023 3.21 1.98

Namibia and Nepal demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Nepal
Year Median age, years
Namibia Nepal
1960 18.9 19.5
1961 18.7 19.5
1962 18.6 19.6
1963 18.5 19.6
1964 18.4 19.6
1965 18.4 19.6
1966 18.3 19.6
1967 18.3 19.7
1968 18.2 19.7
1969 18.1 19.7
1970 18.1 19.7
1971 18 19.7
1972 17.9 19.7
1973 17.8 19.7
1974 17.7 19.7
1975 17.6 19.7
1976 17.5 19.7
1977 17.3 19.7
1978 17 19.6
1979 16.8 19.6
1980 16.6 19.6
1981 16.4 19.5
1982 16.3 19.5
1983 16.4 19.5
1984 16.5 19.5
1985 16.7 19.4
1986 16.9 19.4
1987 17 19.3
1988 17.3 19.2
1989 17.8 19.2
1990 18.3 19.2
1991 18.4 19.2
1992 18.4 19.2
1993 18.5 19.2
1994 18.5 19.2
1995 18.6 19.2
1996 18.7 19.2
1997 18.8 19.2
1998 18.9 19.2
1999 18.9 19.3
2000 19 19.3
2001 19.1 19.4
2002 19.2 19.5
2003 19.3 19.7
2004 19.4 19.8
2005 19.6 20
2006 19.7 20.3
2007 19.9 20.5
2008 20 20.8
2009 20.3 21
2010 20.5 21.3
2011 20.7 21.6
2012 20.9 21.8
2013 21.1 22
2014 21.3 22.2
2015 21.4 22.4
2016 21.5 22.7
2017 21.6 22.9
2018 21.7 23.2
2019 21.8 23.7
2020 21.8 24.5
2021 21.8 25
2022 21.8 25.4
2023 21.9 25.7
2024 22.1 26

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Nepal
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$43.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
23.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
3.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
1.08%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
112,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-3.98%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
10.7%
2017
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
55.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
24.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
3.7%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$12.5B
2023
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$28.4B
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
230,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
13.4%
2020
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
60%
2024

Energy

Namibia Nepal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
520 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$9.81
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
17.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
0.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
26.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
73.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
6.78%
2022
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
27.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
321 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
83.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
99%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
94%
2023

Society

Namibia Nepal
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.36%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
-401,282
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
22.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
34.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
45
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
2.1
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
16.3
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
71.2%
2021
English speaking
17.2%
2023
3%
2023
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
55.8%
2023

Health

Namibia Nepal
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$88.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$49.2
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
70.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
10.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
0.87
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
142
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
26.5
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
7.18%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
4
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
28.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
1.06 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Nepal
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
1,867 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
14,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
23,020 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
49,758 mi
2015

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