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Namibia vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 33rd vs. 80th).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Romania
Population
3141364
18962595
Population rank 134/197 69/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Namibia and Romania: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Romania economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Romania
Year GDP
Namibia Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $2,495,094,746 $40,424,528,302
1989 $2,535,135,798 $41,450,777,202
1990 $2,789,921,854 $38,247,882,300
1991 $2,996,869,281 $28,850,634,900
1992 $3,429,521,699 $25,121,666,667
1993 $3,251,188,833 $26,361,160,450
1994 $3,666,503,530 $30,072,805,104
1995 $3,978,514,206 $37,430,162,103
1996 $3,989,163,197 $36,937,074,278
1997 $4,154,989,950 $35,575,214,078
1998 $3,873,109,866 $41,696,091,974
1999 $3,868,551,730 $35,953,156,754
2000 $3,922,232,165 $37,253,739,511
2001 $3,557,341,215 $40,395,116,581
2002 $3,349,169,826 $46,065,502,703
2003 $4,926,439,384 $57,806,384,143
2004 $6,609,205,995 $74,973,656,852
2005 $7,248,374,838 $98,454,380,120
2006 $8,001,779,551 $122,023,735,993
2007 $8,839,536,476 $174,588,782,939
2008 $8,607,431,497 $214,315,932,061
2009 $8,938,847,189 $174,110,532,659
2010 $11,431,412,421 $170,064,350,672
2011 $12,523,359,441 $192,623,977,894
2012 $13,042,053,592 $179,117,323,107
2013 $12,043,307,277 $189,798,603,751
2014 $12,435,430,970 $199,722,319,676
2015 $11,335,161,084 $177,885,131,240
2016 $10,722,018,732 $185,290,759,249
2017 $12,895,153,371 $210,147,385,855
2018 $13,682,019,076 $243,468,683,030
2019 $12,541,928,303 $251,677,082,534
2020 $10,583,748,542 $252,033,792,712
2021 $12,402,486,184 $286,578,196,368
2022 $12,569,449,123 $296,354,358,293
2023 $12,408,271,448 $350,775,856,415
2024 $13,372,354,269 $382,767,571,329

Namibia and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Romania
1980 $2,468 -
1981 $2,267 -
1982 $2,097 -
1983 $2,214 -
1984 $1,830 -
1985 $1,466 -
1986 $1,599 -
1987 $1,969 $1,659
1988 $2,063 $1,753
1989 $1,967 $1,790
1990 $2,037 $1,648
1991 $2,117 $1,254
1992 $2,347 $1,102
1993 $2,155 $1,158
1994 $2,356 $1,323
1995 $2,483 $1,650
1996 $2,423 $1,633
1997 $2,460 $1,577
1998 $2,235 $1,853
1999 $2,178 $1,600
2000 $2,157 $1,660
2001 $1,916 $1,825
2002 $1,772 $2,120
2003 $2,569 $2,679
2004 $3,403 $3,495
2005 $3,686 $4,618
2006 $4,017 $5,758
2007 $4,379 $8,360
2008 $4,205 $10,435
2009 $4,303 $8,548
2010 $5,418 $8,400
2011 $5,835 $9,561
2012 $5,943 $8,930
2013 $5,347 $9,498
2014 $5,378 $10,032
2015 $4,774 $8,977
2016 $4,396 $9,405
2017 $5,144 $10,728
2018 $5,309 $12,502
2019 $4,732 $12,992
2020 $3,879 $13,082
2021 $4,413 $14,987
2022 $4,350 $15,558
2023 $4,188 $18,404
2024 $4,413 $20,072

Namibia vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Romania
1950 41.9 60.5
1951 42.5 61.2
1952 43.1 61.8
1953 43.8 62.5
1954 44.4 63
1955 45 63.3
1956 45.7 63.6
1957 46.4 64
1958 47.1 64.4
1959 47.8 64.9
1960 48.5 65.6
1961 49.2 66.4
1962 50 67.2
1963 50.6 67.8
1964 51.3 68.4
1965 52 68.4
1966 52.3 68.2
1967 52.9 68.1
1968 53.6 67.9
1969 54.1 67.2
1970 54.7 67.9
1971 55.3 68.4
1972 55.8 69
1973 56.4 68.7
1974 56.9 69.5
1975 57.6 69.6
1976 58 69.9
1977 58.6 69.5
1978 59.1 69.8
1979 59.5 69.5
1980 56.6 69.2
1981 56.9 69.5
1982 57.3 69.8
1983 57.6 69.8
1984 58.1 69.9
1985 58.5 69.4
1986 58.7 69.7
1987 59.1 69.1
1988 59 69.4
1989 60.8 69.5
1990 61.4 69.8
1991 60.8 70
1992 60.2 69.5
1993 59.3 69.5
1994 58.4 69.3
1995 57.5 69.3
1996 56.6 68.8
1997 55.8 69.1
1998 54.8 69.9
1999 54 70.6
2000 52.9 71.2
2001 52 71.1
2002 52 70.8
2003 51.9 70.8
2004 52.2 71.1
2005 52.6 71.6
2006 53.2 72.2
2007 54 72.8
2008 54.7 73.2
2009 55.3 73.5
2010 56.1 73.6
2011 56.6 74.3
2012 57.7 74.3
2013 58.5 74.9
2014 59.3 74.8
2015 60 74.7
2016 60.8 75
2017 61.7 75
2018 62.6 75.1
2019 63.5 75.3
2020 64.1 74
2021 60.8 72.7
2022 64.2 75.3
2023 67.4 75.9
2024 67.5 76.1
2025 67.7 76.2

Namibia and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Romania
Year Population
Namibia Romania
1960 591,465 18,406,905
1961 603,067 18,555,250
1962 615,759 18,676,550
1963 629,589 18,797,850
1964 644,530 18,919,126
1965 660,558 19,031,576
1966 677,655 19,215,450
1967 696,045 19,534,242
1968 715,542 19,799,831
1969 736,120 20,009,141
1970 757,868 20,250,398
1971 780,584 20,461,567
1972 804,399 20,657,957
1973 828,928 20,835,681
1974 854,320 21,029,429
1975 881,032 21,293,583
1976 906,566 21,551,634
1977 931,104 21,756,096
1978 947,269 21,951,464
1979 962,825 22,090,488
1980 981,434 22,207,282
1981 992,500 22,353,070
1982 1,010,308 22,475,741
1983 1,037,511 22,560,478
1984 1,065,989 22,640,547
1985 1,096,890 22,732,999
1986 1,131,081 22,836,841
1987 1,167,889 22,949,430
1988 1,209,696 23,057,662
1989 1,288,947 23,161,458
1990 1,369,303 23,201,835
1991 1,415,684 23,001,155
1992 1,461,322 22,794,284
1993 1,508,697 22,763,280
1994 1,556,304 22,730,211
1995 1,602,170 22,684,270
1996 1,646,103 22,619,004
1997 1,689,264 22,553,978
1998 1,732,745 22,507,344
1999 1,776,368 22,472,040
2000 1,818,647 22,442,971
2001 1,857,048 22,131,970
2002 1,889,970 21,730,496
2003 1,917,464 21,574,326
2004 1,942,082 21,451,748
2005 1,966,582 21,319,685
2006 1,991,888 21,193,760
2007 2,018,600 20,882,982
2008 2,047,056 20,537,875
2009 2,077,394 20,367,487
2010 2,109,811 20,246,871
2011 2,146,325 20,147,528
2012 2,194,654 20,058,035
2013 2,252,508 19,983,693
2014 2,312,139 19,908,979
2015 2,374,300 19,815,616
2016 2,439,213 19,702,267
2017 2,506,853 19,588,715
2018 2,577,327 19,473,970
2019 2,650,494 19,371,648
2020 2,728,762 19,265,250
2021 2,810,548 19,122,059
2022 2,889,662 19,048,502
2023 2,963,095 19,059,479
2024 3,030,131 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Namibia and Romania

Fertility rate
Namibia

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Romania
1960 6.24 2.34
1961 6.29 2.17
1962 6.35 2.04
1963 6.41 2.01
1964 6.43 1.96
1965 6.45 1.91
1966 6.47 1.9
1967 6.49 3.66
1968 6.5 3.63
1969 6.51 3.19
1970 6.52 2.89
1971 6.52 2.67
1972 6.53 2.55
1973 6.54 2.44
1974 6.55 2.71
1975 6.53 2.59
1976 6.49 2.54
1977 6.44 2.57
1978 6.38 2.52
1979 6.31 2.49
1980 6.24 2.43
1981 6.16 2.36
1982 6.08 2.17
1983 6 2.06
1984 5.94 2.26
1985 5.88 2.31
1986 5.79 2.39
1987 5.7 2.38
1988 5.61 2.3
1989 5.52 2.22
1990 5.4 1.83
1991 5.29 1.59
1992 5.11 1.51
1993 4.91 1.43
1994 4.68 1.4
1995 4.42 1.33
1996 4.2 1.3
1997 4.17 1.32
1998 4.18 1.32
1999 4.14 1.3
2000 3.99 1.31
2001 3.83 1.27
2002 3.69 1.27
2003 3.58 1.3
2004 3.55 1.33
2005 3.57 1.4
2006 3.6 1.42
2007 3.61 1.45
2008 3.62 1.6
2009 3.63 1.66
2010 3.66 1.59
2011 3.66 1.47
2012 3.68 1.52
2013 3.65 1.46
2014 3.64 1.56
2015 3.6 1.62
2016 3.57 1.69
2017 3.51 1.78
2018 3.46 1.76
2019 3.4 1.77
2020 3.35 1.8
2021 3.3 1.81
2022 3.25 1.71
2023 3.21 1.71

Namibia and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Romania
Year Median age, years
Namibia Romania
1960 18.9 28.5
1961 18.7 28.9
1962 18.6 29.3
1963 18.5 29.7
1964 18.4 30.2
1965 18.4 30.6
1966 18.3 31
1967 18.3 31.3
1968 18.2 31.3
1969 18.1 31.3
1970 18.1 31.4
1971 18 31.4
1972 17.9 31.5
1973 17.8 31.5
1974 17.7 31.6
1975 17.6 31.7
1976 17.5 31.8
1977 17.3 31.8
1978 17 31.7
1979 16.8 31.7
1980 16.6 31.8
1981 16.4 31.9
1982 16.3 32
1983 16.4 32.1
1984 16.5 32.3
1985 16.7 32.5
1986 16.9 32.7
1987 17 32.8
1988 17.3 32.8
1989 17.8 32.9
1990 18.3 33
1991 18.4 33.1
1992 18.4 33.3
1993 18.5 33.6
1994 18.5 33.8
1995 18.6 34
1996 18.7 34.2
1997 18.8 34.4
1998 18.9 34.6
1999 18.9 34.7
2000 19 34.8
2001 19.1 34.8
2002 19.2 35.3
2003 19.3 36
2004 19.4 36.6
2005 19.6 37
2006 19.7 37.3
2007 19.9 37.7
2008 20 38.2
2009 20.3 38.8
2010 20.5 39.3
2011 20.7 39.8
2012 20.9 40.2
2013 21.1 40.5
2014 21.3 40.9
2015 21.4 41.3
2016 21.5 41.7
2017 21.6 42
2018 21.7 42.3
2019 21.8 42.6
2020 21.8 42.9
2021 21.8 43.2
2022 21.8 43.3
2023 21.9 43.5
2024 22.1 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Namibia Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Namibia Romania
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
99.2%
2021
English speaking
17.2%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Namibia Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Romania
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
53,679 mi
2023

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