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Namibia vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 33rd vs. 158th).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Qatar
Population
3141364
2964497
Population rank 134/197 137/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Namibia and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Qatar
Year GDP
Namibia Qatar
1970 - $301,791,302
1971 - $387,703,106
1972 - $510,262,500
1973 - $793,885,560
1974 - $2,401,403,227
1975 - $2,512,773,166
1976 - $3,284,273,987
1977 - $3,617,564,638
1978 - $4,052,000,413
1979 - $5,632,962,997
1980 $2,421,990,338 $7,829,165,262
1981 $2,249,908,578 $8,661,263,764
1982 $2,118,710,248 $7,596,703,214
1983 $2,297,400,688 $6,467,582,308
1984 $1,951,260,038 $6,704,395,824
1985 $1,608,237,350 $6,153,296,456
1986 $1,809,048,527 $5,053,021,951
1987 $2,300,068,217 $5,446,428,681
1988 $2,495,094,746 $6,038,187,033
1989 $2,535,135,798 $6,487,912,088
1990 $2,789,921,854 $7,360,439,423
1991 $2,996,869,281 $6,883,516,484
1992 $3,429,521,699 $7,646,153,984
1993 $3,251,188,833 $7,156,593,654
1994 $3,666,503,530 $7,374,450,769
1995 $3,978,514,206 $8,137,911,978
1996 $3,989,163,197 $9,059,340,385
1997 $4,154,989,950 $11,297,802,115
1998 $3,873,109,866 $10,255,495,027
1999 $3,868,551,730 $12,393,131,868
2000 $3,922,232,165 $17,759,890,110
2001 $3,557,341,215 $17,538,461,538
2002 $3,349,169,826 $19,363,736,264
2003 $4,926,439,384 $23,533,791,209
2004 $6,609,205,995 $31,734,065,934
2005 $7,248,374,838 $44,530,494,505
2006 $8,001,779,551 $60,882,142,857
2007 $8,839,536,476 $79,712,087,912
2008 $8,607,431,497 $115,270,054,945
2009 $8,938,847,189 $97,798,351,648
2010 $11,431,412,421 $125,122,306,346
2011 $12,523,359,441 $167,775,268,626
2012 $13,042,053,592 $186,833,502,363
2013 $12,043,307,277 $198,727,642,967
2014 $12,435,430,970 $206,224,598,571
2015 $11,335,161,084 $161,739,955,577
2016 $10,722,018,732 $151,732,181,868
2017 $12,895,153,371 $161,099,122,225
2018 $13,682,019,076 $183,334,953,819
2019 $12,541,928,303 $176,371,267,692
2020 $10,583,748,542 $144,411,363,352
2021 $12,402,486,184 $179,732,009,560
2022 $12,569,449,123 $235,709,325,714
2023 $12,408,271,448 $213,002,809,341
2024 $13,372,354,269 $217,982,967,033

Namibia and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Qatar
1970 - $2,594
1971 - $2,952
1972 - $3,483
1973 - $4,905
1974 - $13,540
1975 - $13,014
1976 - $15,710
1977 - $16,058
1978 - $16,757
1979 - $21,777
1980 $2,468 $28,375
1981 $2,267 $29,505
1982 $2,097 $24,385
1983 $2,214 $19,616
1984 $1,830 $19,272
1985 $1,466 $16,815
1986 $1,599 $13,213
1987 $1,969 $13,719
1988 $2,063 $14,682
1989 $1,967 $15,243
1990 $2,037 $16,722
1991 $2,117 $15,133
1992 $2,347 $16,280
1993 $2,155 $14,770
1994 $2,356 $14,765
1995 $2,483 $15,823
1996 $2,423 $17,125
1997 $2,460 $20,523
1998 $2,235 $17,665
1999 $2,178 $20,234
2000 $2,157 $27,535
2001 $1,916 $25,871
2002 $1,772 $27,227
2003 $2,569 $31,602
2004 $3,403 $41,036
2005 $3,686 $53,950
2006 $4,017 $62,582
2007 $4,379 $65,954
2008 $4,205 $80,781
2009 $4,303 $60,786
2010 $5,418 $77,387
2011 $5,835 $103,262
2012 $5,943 $108,470
2013 $5,347 $103,697
2014 $5,378 $95,841
2015 $4,774 $68,985
2016 $4,396 $61,254
2017 $5,144 $63,280
2018 $5,309 $71,040
2019 $4,732 $66,841
2020 $3,879 $51,684
2021 $4,413 $71,752
2022 $4,350 $88,701
2023 $4,188 $80,196
2024 $4,413 $76,276

Namibia vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Qatar
1950 41.9 50.8
1951 42.5 51.5
1952 43.1 52.1
1953 43.8 52.8
1954 44.4 53.5
1955 45 54.2
1956 45.7 54.9
1957 46.4 55.6
1958 47.1 56.3
1959 47.8 57
1960 48.5 57.8
1961 49.2 58.5
1962 50 59.2
1963 50.6 60
1964 51.3 60.7
1965 52 61.4
1966 52.3 62.2
1967 52.9 62.9
1968 53.6 63.6
1969 54.1 64.2
1970 54.7 64.9
1971 55.3 65.5
1972 55.8 66.1
1973 56.4 66.6
1974 56.9 67.2
1975 57.6 67.7
1976 58 68.2
1977 58.6 68.6
1978 59.1 69.1
1979 59.5 69.5
1980 56.6 69.9
1981 56.9 70.3
1982 57.3 70.7
1983 57.6 71.1
1984 58.1 71.5
1985 58.5 71.8
1986 58.7 72.2
1987 59.1 72.5
1988 59 72.8
1989 60.8 73.1
1990 61.4 73.4
1991 60.8 73.7
1992 60.2 73.9
1993 59.3 74.1
1994 58.4 74.2
1995 57.5 74.4
1996 56.6 74.6
1997 55.8 74.7
1998 54.8 74.9
1999 54 75
2000 52.9 75.3
2001 52 75.5
2002 52 75.8
2003 51.9 76.1
2004 52.2 76.5
2005 52.6 76.9
2006 53.2 77.3
2007 54 77.7
2008 54.7 78.3
2009 55.3 78.8
2010 56.1 79.4
2011 56.6 80
2012 57.7 80.5
2013 58.5 81
2014 59.3 81.4
2015 60 81.8
2016 60.8 82.1
2017 61.7 82.5
2018 62.6 82.7
2019 63.5 82.9
2020 64.1 80.4
2021 60.8 81.1
2022 64.2 81.9
2023 67.4 82.4
2024 67.5 82.5
2025 67.7 82.7

Namibia and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Qatar
Year Population
Namibia Qatar
1960 591,465 36,010
1961 603,067 39,680
1962 615,759 44,630
1963 629,589 50,380
1964 644,530 56,867
1965 660,558 64,065
1966 677,655 72,192
1967 696,045 81,439
1968 715,542 91,749
1969 736,120 103,025
1970 757,868 116,350
1971 780,584 131,346
1972 804,399 146,506
1973 828,928 161,841
1974 854,320 177,362
1975 881,032 193,087
1976 906,566 209,052
1977 931,104 225,285
1978 947,269 241,808
1979 962,825 258,670
1980 981,434 275,913
1981 992,500 293,553
1982 1,010,308 311,537
1983 1,037,511 329,709
1984 1,065,989 347,878
1985 1,096,890 365,940
1986 1,131,081 382,422
1987 1,167,889 397,005
1988 1,209,696 411,264
1989 1,288,947 425,646
1990 1,369,303 440,175
1991 1,415,684 454,853
1992 1,461,322 469,657
1993 1,508,697 484,545
1994 1,556,304 499,459
1995 1,602,170 514,325
1996 1,646,103 529,019
1997 1,689,264 550,500
1998 1,732,745 580,540
1999 1,776,368 612,500
2000 1,818,647 644,989
2001 1,857,048 677,925
2002 1,889,970 711,205
2003 1,917,464 744,682
2004 1,942,082 773,332
2005 1,966,582 825,408
2006 1,991,888 972,831
2007 2,018,600 1,208,595
2008 2,047,056 1,426,938
2009 2,077,394 1,608,903
2010 2,109,811 1,616,832
2011 2,146,325 1,624,761
2012 2,194,654 1,722,438
2013 2,252,508 1,916,426
2014 2,312,139 2,151,745
2015 2,374,300 2,344,557
2016 2,439,213 2,477,113
2017 2,506,853 2,545,820
2018 2,577,327 2,580,734
2019 2,650,494 2,638,657
2020 2,728,762 2,794,148
2021 2,810,548 2,504,910
2022 2,889,662 2,657,333
2023 2,963,095 2,656,032
2024 3,030,131 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Namibia and Qatar

Fertility rate
Namibia

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Qatar
1960 6.24 6.53
1961 6.29 6.53
1962 6.35 6.53
1963 6.41 6.53
1964 6.43 6.53
1965 6.45 6.53
1966 6.47 6.52
1967 6.49 6.46
1968 6.5 6.39
1969 6.51 6.31
1970 6.52 6.23
1971 6.52 6.15
1972 6.53 6.07
1973 6.54 6.01
1974 6.55 5.94
1975 6.53 5.86
1976 6.49 5.78
1977 6.44 5.69
1978 6.38 5.58
1979 6.31 5.46
1980 6.24 5.33
1981 6.16 5.2
1982 6.08 5.04
1983 6 4.9
1984 5.94 4.76
1985 5.88 4.64
1986 5.79 4.57
1987 5.7 4.54
1988 5.61 4.51
1989 5.52 4.41
1990 5.4 4.23
1991 5.29 3.99
1992 5.11 3.85
1993 4.91 3.77
1994 4.68 3.67
1995 4.42 3.56
1996 4.2 3.44
1997 4.17 3.33
1998 4.18 3.21
1999 4.14 3.12
2000 3.99 3.07
2001 3.83 3.08
2002 3.69 3.01
2003 3.58 2.93
2004 3.55 2.79
2005 3.57 2.64
2006 3.6 2.51
2007 3.61 2.44
2008 3.62 2.37
2009 3.63 2.25
2010 3.66 2.14
2011 3.66 2.07
2012 3.68 2.04
2013 3.65 2.03
2014 3.64 2.03
2015 3.6 1.98
2016 3.57 1.86
2017 3.51 1.83
2018 3.46 1.76
2019 3.4 1.73
2020 3.35 1.68
2021 3.3 1.61
2022 3.25 1.74
2023 3.21 1.73

Namibia and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Namibia Qatar
1960 18.9 18
1961 18.7 19
1962 18.6 20.1
1963 18.5 21.1
1964 18.4 21.8
1965 18.4 22.5
1966 18.3 23
1967 18.3 23.5
1968 18.2 24
1969 18.1 24.4
1970 18.1 23.7
1971 18 22.2
1972 17.9 21.3
1973 17.8 20.9
1974 17.7 20.8
1975 17.6 21
1976 17.5 21.3
1977 17.3 21.8
1978 17 22.3
1979 16.8 22.9
1980 16.6 23.5
1981 16.4 24.1
1982 16.3 24.8
1983 16.4 25.6
1984 16.5 26.3
1985 16.7 27
1986 16.9 27.4
1987 17 27.5
1988 17.3 27.5
1989 17.8 27.6
1990 18.3 27.7
1991 18.4 27.9
1992 18.4 28.1
1993 18.5 28.4
1994 18.5 28.7
1995 18.6 29.1
1996 18.7 29.6
1997 18.8 29.9
1998 18.9 29.8
1999 18.9 29.8
2000 19 29.9
2001 19.1 30.1
2002 19.2 30.5
2003 19.3 30.9
2004 19.4 31
2005 19.6 30.9
2006 19.7 30.6
2007 19.9 30.1
2008 20 30.1
2009 20.3 30.8
2010 20.5 31.3
2011 20.7 31.2
2012 20.9 31
2013 21.1 30.9
2014 21.3 31.1
2015 21.4 31.2
2016 21.5 31.4
2017 21.6 31.6
2018 21.7 31.9
2019 21.8 32.3
2020 21.8 32.6
2021 21.8 32.9
2022 21.8 33.4
2023 21.9 34.1
2024 22.1 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Namibia Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Namibia Qatar
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
97.8%
2014
English speaking
17.2%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Namibia Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Qatar
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
4,374 mi
2016

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