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Namibia vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 33rd vs. 145th).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia North Macedonia
Population
3141364
1783115
Population rank 134/197 150/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Namibia and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Namibia and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Namibia

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Namibia North Macedonia
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 $4,699,646,643
1991 $2,996,869,281 $4,938,775,510
1992 $3,429,521,699 $2,436,849,342
1993 $3,251,188,833 $2,682,456,897
1994 $3,666,503,530 $3,559,608,640
1995 $3,978,514,206 $4,707,041,315
1996 $3,989,163,197 $4,642,021,256
1997 $4,154,989,950 $3,912,986,091
1998 $3,873,109,866 $3,765,745,023
1999 $3,868,551,730 $3,863,619,285
2000 $3,922,232,165 $3,772,859,034
2001 $3,557,341,215 $3,709,636,031
2002 $3,349,169,826 $4,018,365,747
2003 $4,926,439,384 $4,946,296,599
2004 $6,609,205,995 $5,682,784,472
2005 $7,248,374,838 $6,258,602,873
2006 $8,001,779,551 $6,861,226,972
2007 $8,839,536,476 $8,336,474,974
2008 $8,607,431,497 $9,909,552,435
2009 $8,938,847,189 $9,401,736,825
2010 $11,431,412,421 $9,407,170,321
2011 $12,523,359,441 $10,494,626,768
2012 $13,042,053,592 $9,745,261,301
2013 $12,043,307,277 $10,817,702,346
2014 $12,435,430,970 $11,362,265,253
2015 $11,335,161,084 $10,064,519,963
2016 $10,722,018,732 $10,672,467,073
2017 $12,895,153,371 $11,307,067,070
2018 $13,682,019,076 $12,683,068,114
2019 $12,541,928,303 $12,606,338,449
2020 $10,583,748,542 $12,361,036,914
2021 $12,402,486,184 $14,000,283,827
2022 $12,569,449,123 $13,932,436,550
2023 $12,408,271,448 $15,763,604,288
2024 $13,372,354,269 $16,685,236,492

Namibia and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Namibia North Macedonia
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 $2,277
1991 $2,117 $2,402
1992 $2,347 $1,199
1993 $2,155 $1,337
1994 $2,356 $1,786
1995 $2,483 $2,355
1996 $2,423 $2,307
1997 $2,460 $1,960
1998 $2,235 $1,876
1999 $2,178 $1,915
2000 $2,157 $1,862
2001 $1,916 $1,823
2002 $1,772 $1,989
2003 $2,569 $2,445
2004 $3,403 $2,819
2005 $3,686 $3,121
2006 $4,017 $3,440
2007 $4,379 $4,204
2008 $4,205 $5,026
2009 $4,303 $4,800
2010 $5,418 $4,833
2011 $5,835 $5,417
2012 $5,943 $5,050
2013 $5,347 $5,626
2014 $5,378 $5,925
2015 $4,774 $5,263
2016 $4,396 $5,598
2017 $5,144 $5,955
2018 $5,309 $6,714
2019 $4,732 $6,719
2020 $3,879 $6,660
2021 $4,413 $7,621
2022 $4,350 $7,606
2023 $4,188 $8,624
2024 $4,413 $9,310

Namibia vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia North Macedonia
1950 41.9 50.6
1951 42.5 48.5
1952 43.1 52.5
1953 43.8 53.2
1954 44.4 55.7
1955 45 55.4
1956 45.7 58.5
1957 46.4 55.7
1958 47.1 60.3
1959 47.8 59.5
1960 48.5 60.5
1961 49.2 61.8
1962 50 59.3
1963 50.6 61.4
1964 51.3 61.5
1965 52 62.6
1966 52.3 63.5
1967 52.9 63.8
1968 53.6 64.6
1969 54.1 64
1970 54.7 65
1971 55.3 65.2
1972 55.8 65.6
1973 56.4 67.1
1974 56.9 67.1
1975 57.6 67.3
1976 58 67.9
1977 58.6 68.2
1978 59.1 69.1
1979 59.5 69.2
1980 56.6 69.1
1981 56.9 69.4
1982 57.3 69.8
1983 57.6 69.7
1984 58.1 70.2
1985 58.5 70.2
1986 58.7 70.3
1987 59.1 70.4
1988 59 70.5
1989 60.8 71.1
1990 61.4 71.3
1991 60.8 71.8
1992 60.2 71.3
1993 59.3 71.7
1994 58.4 71.5
1995 57.5 72
1996 56.6 71.9
1997 55.8 71.9
1998 54.8 71.8
1999 54 72.3
2000 52.9 72.6
2001 52 73
2002 52 72.7
2003 51.9 73
2004 52.2 73.4
2005 52.6 73.6
2006 53.2 73.8
2007 54 73.7
2008 54.7 74.4
2009 55.3 74.5
2010 56.1 75
2011 56.6 75.1
2012 57.7 75
2013 58.5 75.6
2014 59.3 75.6
2015 60 75.6
2016 60.8 75.6
2017 61.7 76.2
2018 62.6 76.9
2019 63.5 76.8
2020 64.1 74.5
2021 60.8 73.3
2022 64.2 76.6
2023 67.4 77.4
2024 67.5 77.5
2025 67.7 77.7

Namibia and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

North Macedonia
Year Population
Namibia North Macedonia
1960 591,465 1,435,059
1961 603,067 1,455,171
1962 615,759 1,471,745
1963 629,589 1,488,737
1964 644,530 1,510,900
1965 660,558 1,533,466
1966 677,655 1,557,349
1967 696,045 1,582,492
1968 715,542 1,608,930
1969 736,120 1,636,345
1970 757,868 1,664,208
1971 780,584 1,691,216
1972 804,399 1,717,395
1973 828,928 1,743,816
1974 854,320 1,770,545
1975 881,032 1,797,972
1976 906,566 1,825,830
1977 931,104 1,853,138
1978 947,269 1,879,847
1979 962,825 1,906,523
1980 981,434 1,933,038
1981 992,500 1,959,065
1982 1,010,308 1,978,956
1983 1,037,511 1,991,901
1984 1,065,989 2,003,399
1985 1,096,890 2,014,331
1986 1,131,081 2,024,732
1987 1,167,889 2,035,157
1988 1,209,696 2,045,737
1989 1,288,947 2,055,649
1990 1,369,303 2,063,689
1991 1,415,684 2,055,994
1992 1,461,322 2,032,523
1993 1,508,697 2,006,854
1994 1,556,304 1,992,666
1995 1,602,170 1,998,534
1996 1,646,103 2,012,553
1997 1,689,264 1,996,869
1998 1,732,745 2,007,523
1999 1,776,368 2,017,142
2000 1,818,647 2,026,350
2001 1,857,048 2,034,882
2002 1,889,970 2,020,157
2003 1,917,464 2,022,725
2004 1,942,082 2,016,186
2005 1,966,582 2,005,330
2006 1,991,888 1,994,287
2007 2,018,600 1,982,933
2008 2,047,056 1,971,493
2009 2,077,394 1,958,782
2010 2,109,811 1,946,298
2011 2,146,325 1,937,398
2012 2,194,654 1,929,821
2013 2,252,508 1,922,716
2014 2,312,139 1,917,557
2015 2,374,300 1,912,430
2016 2,439,213 1,906,313
2017 2,506,853 1,898,657
2018 2,577,327 1,889,051
2019 2,650,494 1,876,262
2020 2,728,762 1,856,124
2021 2,810,548 1,837,114
2022 2,889,662 1,831,712
2023 2,963,095 1,827,816
2024 3,030,131 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Namibia and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Namibia

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Namibia North Macedonia
1960 6.24 3.83
1961 6.29 3.62
1962 6.35 3.5
1963 6.41 3.62
1964 6.43 3.56
1965 6.45 3.52
1966 6.47 3.43
1967 6.49 3.33
1968 6.5 3.22
1969 6.51 3.1
1970 6.52 3.01
1971 6.52 2.93
1972 6.53 2.87
1973 6.54 2.72
1974 6.55 2.7
1975 6.53 2.69
1976 6.49 2.62
1977 6.44 2.49
1978 6.38 2.42
1979 6.31 2.4
1980 6.24 2.36
1981 6.16 2.29
1982 6.08 2.29
1983 6 2.25
1984 5.94 2.24
1985 5.88 2.25
1986 5.79 2.25
1987 5.7 2.32
1988 5.61 2.32
1989 5.52 2.25
1990 5.4 2.27
1991 5.29 2.31
1992 5.11 2.28
1993 4.91 2.26
1994 4.68 2.23
1995 4.42 2.13
1996 4.2 2.06
1997 4.17 1.92
1998 4.18 1.89
1999 4.14 1.77
2000 3.99 1.86
2001 3.83 1.73
2002 3.69 1.79
2003 3.58 1.75
2004 3.55 1.52
2005 3.57 1.5
2006 3.6 1.46
2007 3.61 1.46
2008 3.62 1.47
2009 3.63 1.5
2010 3.66 1.6
2011 3.66 1.46
2012 3.68 1.5
2013 3.65 1.5
2014 3.64 1.5
2015 3.6 1.49
2016 3.57 1.5
2017 3.51 1.43
2018 3.46 1.42
2019 3.4 1.34
2020 3.35 1.31
2021 3.3 1.6
2022 3.25 1.6
2023 3.21 1.5

Namibia and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Namibia North Macedonia
1960 18.9 21.8
1961 18.7 21.8
1962 18.6 21.9
1963 18.5 21.9
1964 18.4 21.9
1965 18.4 21.9
1966 18.3 22
1967 18.3 22.2
1968 18.2 22.4
1969 18.1 22.6
1970 18.1 22.8
1971 18 23.1
1972 17.9 23.3
1973 17.8 23.6
1974 17.7 23.9
1975 17.6 24.2
1976 17.5 24.5
1977 17.3 24.8
1978 17 25.2
1979 16.8 25.5
1980 16.6 25.9
1981 16.4 26.2
1982 16.3 26.5
1983 16.4 26.8
1984 16.5 27.2
1985 16.7 27.5
1986 16.9 27.8
1987 17 28
1988 17.3 28.3
1989 17.8 28.6
1990 18.3 28.9
1991 18.4 29.2
1992 18.4 29.6
1993 18.5 29.9
1994 18.5 30.3
1995 18.6 30.5
1996 18.7 30.8
1997 18.8 31
1998 18.9 31.2
1999 18.9 31.5
2000 19 31.9
2001 19.1 32.2
2002 19.2 32.6
2003 19.3 32.8
2004 19.4 33.2
2005 19.6 33.5
2006 19.7 33.9
2007 19.9 34.3
2008 20 34.7
2009 20.3 35.1
2010 20.5 35.5
2011 20.7 36
2012 20.9 36.4
2013 21.1 36.9
2014 21.3 37.3
2015 21.4 37.8
2016 21.5 38.3
2017 21.6 38.8
2018 21.7 39.4
2019 21.8 39.9
2020 21.8 40.3
2021 21.8 40.7
2022 21.8 40.9
2023 21.9 41.3
2024 22.1 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
1.9%
2019
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Namibia North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Namibia North Macedonia
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
97.6%
2012
English speaking
17.2%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Namibia North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia North Macedonia
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
8,812 mi
2017

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