Namibia vs North Korea statistics compared

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 33rd vs. 97th).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Namibia and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Namibia and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Namibia

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Namibia	North Korea
1980	$2,421,990,338	-
1981	$2,249,908,578	-
1982	$2,118,710,248	-
1983	$2,297,400,688	-
1984	$1,951,260,038	-
1985	$1,608,237,350	-
1986	$1,809,048,527	-
1987	$2,300,068,217	-
1988	$2,495,094,746	-
1989	$2,535,135,798	-
1990	$2,789,921,854	-
1991	$2,996,869,281	-
1992	$3,429,521,699	-
1993	$3,251,188,833	-
1994	$3,666,503,530	-
1995	$3,978,514,206	-
1996	$3,989,163,197	-
1997	$4,154,989,950	-
1998	$3,873,109,866	-
1999	$3,868,551,730	-
2000	$3,922,232,165	-
2001	$3,557,341,215	-
2002	$3,349,169,826	-
2003	$4,926,439,384	-
2004	$6,609,205,995	-
2005	$7,248,374,838	-
2006	$8,001,779,551	-
2007	$8,839,536,476	-
2008	$8,607,431,497	-
2009	$8,938,847,189	$23,356,470,000
2010	$11,431,412,421	$25,995,513,000
2011	$12,523,359,441	$29,005,020,000
2012	$13,042,053,592	$29,890,710,000
2013	$12,043,307,277	$30,588,922,000
2014	$12,435,430,970	$30,554,460,000
2015	$11,335,161,084	$30,723,030,000
2016	$10,722,018,732	$28,882,640,000
2017	$12,895,153,371	$29,105,440,000
2018	$13,682,019,076	$28,536,400,000
2019	$12,541,928,303	$28,222,880,000
2020	$10,583,748,542	$27,728,240,000
2021	$12,402,486,184	$32,301,720,000
2022	$12,569,449,123	$28,971,360,000
2023	$12,408,271,448	$32,155,360,000
2024	$13,372,354,269	$34,943,120,000

Namibia and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Namibia

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Namibia	North Korea
1980	$2,468	-
1981	$2,267	-
1982	$2,097	-
1983	$2,214	-
1984	$1,830	-
1985	$1,466	-
1986	$1,599	-
1987	$1,969	-
1988	$2,063	-
1989	$1,967	-
1990	$2,037	-
1991	$2,117	-
1992	$2,347	-
1993	$2,155	-
1994	$2,356	-
1995	$2,483	-
1996	$2,423	-
1997	$2,460	-
1998	$2,235	-
1999	$2,178	-
2000	$2,157	-
2001	$1,916	-
2002	$1,772	-
2003	$2,569	-
2004	$3,403	-
2005	$3,686	-
2006	$4,017	-
2007	$4,379	-
2008	$4,205	-
2009	$4,303	$939
2010	$5,418	$1,040
2011	$5,835	$1,156
2012	$5,943	$1,186
2013	$5,347	$1,208
2014	$5,378	$1,201
2015	$4,774	$1,201
2016	$4,396	$1,124
2017	$5,144	$1,127
2018	$5,309	$1,100
2019	$4,732	$1,084
2020	$3,879	$1,061
2021	$4,413	$1,231
2022	$4,350	$1,100
2023	$4,188	$1,217
2024	$4,413	$1,319

Namibia vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Namibia

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Namibia	North Korea
1950	41.9	14.2
1951	42.5	17.7
1952	43.1	32.8
1953	43.8	40.3
1954	44.4	50.6
1955	45	51.8
1956	45.7	52.8
1957	46.4	53.7
1958	47.1	54.5
1959	47.8	55.2
1960	48.5	55.8
1961	49.2	56.4
1962	50	57
1963	50.6	57.6
1964	51.3	58.2
1965	52	58.8
1966	52.3	59.4
1967	52.9	60.1
1968	53.6	60.8
1969	54.1	61.4
1970	54.7	62
1971	55.3	62.7
1972	55.8	63.3
1973	56.4	63.8
1974	56.9	64.3
1975	57.6	64.8
1976	58	65.3
1977	58.6	65.8
1978	59.1	66.3
1979	59.5	66.7
1980	56.6	67.2
1981	56.9	67.7
1982	57.3	68.1
1983	57.6	68.5
1984	58.1	68.9
1985	58.5	69.2
1986	58.7	69.5
1987	59.1	69.8
1988	59	70.1
1989	60.8	70.3
1990	61.4	70.5
1991	60.8	70.7
1992	60.2	71
1993	59.3	70.8
1994	58.4	70.5
1995	57.5	60.8
1996	56.6	60.8
1997	55.8	60.9
1998	54.8	60.9
1999	54	60.9
2000	52.9	60.9
2001	52	60.9
2002	52	60.9
2003	51.9	69.4
2004	52.2	69.3
2005	52.6	69.2
2006	53.2	69.1
2007	54	69
2008	54.7	69.3
2009	55.3	69.7
2010	56.1	70.2
2011	56.6	70.8
2012	57.7	71.3
2013	58.5	71.9
2014	59.3	72.5
2015	60	72.8
2016	60.8	73
2017	61.7	73
2018	62.6	73
2019	63.5	72.9
2020	64.1	72.8
2021	60.8	73.4
2022	64.2	73.6
2023	67.4	73.6
2024	67.5	73.7
2025	67.7	73.9

Namibia and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Namibia

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Namibia	North Korea
1960	591,465	11,722,953
1961	603,067	11,990,713
1962	615,759	12,262,882
1963	629,589	12,567,057
1964	644,530	12,889,770
1965	660,558	13,219,369
1966	677,655	13,569,094
1967	696,045	13,958,350
1968	715,542	14,365,596
1969	736,120	14,767,615
1970	757,868	15,172,775
1971	780,584	15,572,457
1972	804,399	15,975,069
1973	828,928	16,350,367
1974	854,320	16,673,121
1975	881,032	16,971,055
1976	906,566	17,243,450
1977	931,104	17,492,798
1978	947,269	17,735,995
1979	962,825	17,983,470
1980	981,434	18,236,786
1981	992,500	18,501,295
1982	1,010,308	18,776,357
1983	1,037,511	19,054,034
1984	1,065,989	19,335,043
1985	1,096,890	19,620,388
1986	1,131,081	19,910,855
1987	1,167,889	20,205,483
1988	1,209,696	20,503,161
1989	1,288,947	20,804,367
1990	1,369,303	21,112,137
1991	1,415,684	21,428,638
1992	1,461,322	21,750,911
1993	1,508,697	22,073,352
1994	1,556,304	22,393,975
1995	1,602,170	22,669,304
1996	1,646,103	22,895,746
1997	1,689,264	23,110,830
1998	1,732,745	23,311,564
1999	1,776,368	23,497,599
2000	1,818,647	23,665,910
2001	1,857,048	23,815,358
2002	1,889,970	23,943,973
2003	1,917,464	24,090,380
2004	1,942,082	24,254,943
2005	1,966,582	24,396,433
2006	1,991,888	24,524,507
2007	2,018,600	24,646,383
2008	2,047,056	24,764,618
2009	2,077,394	24,878,332
2010	2,109,811	24,987,258
2011	2,146,325	25,097,874
2012	2,194,654	25,211,728
2013	2,252,508	25,329,451
2014	2,312,139	25,451,262
2015	2,374,300	25,575,350
2016	2,439,213	25,698,326
2017	2,506,853	25,817,709
2018	2,577,327	25,931,147
2019	2,650,494	26,037,632
2020	2,728,762	26,136,312
2021	2,810,548	26,232,534
2022	2,889,662	26,328,845
2023	2,963,095	26,418,204
2024	3,030,131	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Namibia and North Korea

Fertility rate

Namibia

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Namibia	North Korea
1960	6.24	3.57
1961	6.29	3.26
1962	6.35	3.41
1963	6.41	3.63
1964	6.43	3.55
1965	6.45	3.56
1966	6.47	3.71
1967	6.49	4.05
1968	6.5	3.87
1969	6.51	3.86
1970	6.52	3.85
1971	6.52	3.74
1972	6.53	3.89
1973	6.54	3.35
1974	6.55	3.14
1975	6.53	3.05
1976	6.49	2.84
1977	6.44	2.77
1978	6.38	2.79
1979	6.31	2.85
1980	6.24	2.84
1981	6.16	2.92
1982	6.08	2.85
1983	6	2.78
1984	5.94	2.71
1985	5.88	2.65
1986	5.79	2.59
1987	5.7	2.53
1988	5.61	2.47
1989	5.52	2.41
1990	5.4	2.39
1991	5.29	2.35
1992	5.11	2.29
1993	4.91	2.22
1994	4.68	2.18
1995	4.42	2.15
1996	4.2	2.09
1997	4.17	2.03
1998	4.18	1.99
1999	4.14	1.97
2000	3.99	1.94
2001	3.83	1.94
2002	3.69	1.92
2003	3.58	1.91
2004	3.55	1.9
2005	3.57	1.87
2006	3.6	1.94
2007	3.61	1.94
2008	3.62	1.97
2009	3.63	1.91
2010	3.66	1.89
2011	3.66	1.88
2012	3.68	1.88
2013	3.65	1.88
2014	3.64	1.87
2015	3.6	1.86
2016	3.57	1.86
2017	3.51	1.85
2018	3.46	1.83
2019	3.4	1.83
2020	3.35	1.82
2021	3.3	1.81
2022	3.25	1.8
2023	3.21	1.78

Namibia and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Namibia

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Namibia	North Korea
1960	18.9	19.9
1961	18.7	20.2
1962	18.6	20.6
1963	18.5	20.8
1964	18.4	21
1965	18.4	21.2
1966	18.3	21.3
1967	18.3	21.4
1968	18.2	21.4
1969	18.1	21.4
1970	18.1	21.4
1971	18	21.2
1972	17.9	20.9
1973	17.8	20.7
1974	17.7	20.7
1975	17.6	20.9
1976	17.5	21.1
1977	17.3	21.4
1978	17	21.8
1979	16.8	22.2
1980	16.6	22.5
1981	16.4	22.8
1982	16.3	23.1
1983	16.4	23.5
1984	16.5	23.9
1985	16.7	24.2
1986	16.9	24.5
1987	17	24.8
1988	17.3	25.1
1989	17.8	25.6
1990	18.3	26
1991	18.4	26.4
1992	18.4	26.8
1993	18.5	27.2
1994	18.5	27.6
1995	18.6	28
1996	18.7	28.3
1997	18.8	28.8
1998	18.9	29.2
1999	18.9	29.6
2000	19	30.1
2001	19.1	30.5
2002	19.2	31
2003	19.3	31.4
2004	19.4	31.8
2005	19.6	32.1
2006	19.7	32.5
2007	19.9	32.9
2008	20	33.3
2009	20.3	33.7
2010	20.5	34
2011	20.7	34.3
2012	20.9	34.5
2013	21.1	34.7
2014	21.3	35
2015	21.4	35.2
2016	21.5	35.4
2017	21.6	35.7
2018	21.7	35.9
2019	21.8	36.2
2020	21.8	36.4
2021	21.8	36.6
2022	21.8	36.8
2023	21.9	37.1
2024	22.1	37.3

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