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Namibia vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 33rd vs. 1st).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Russia
Population
3141364
142718132
Population rank 134/197 9/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 147/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Namibia and Russia: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Russia economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Russia
Year GDP
Namibia Russia
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 $554,828,660,436
1989 $2,535,135,798 $506,631,299,735
1990 $2,789,921,854 $517,014,446,228
1991 $2,996,869,281 $517,962,962,963
1992 $3,429,521,699 $460,290,556,901
1993 $3,251,188,833 $435,083,713,851
1994 $3,666,503,530 $395,077,301,248
1995 $3,978,514,206 $395,537,185,735
1996 $3,989,163,197 $391,724,890,744
1997 $4,154,989,950 $404,928,954,192
1998 $3,873,109,866 $270,955,486,862
1999 $3,868,551,730 $195,907,128,351
2000 $3,922,232,165 $259,710,142,197
2001 $3,557,341,215 $306,602,070,621
2002 $3,349,169,826 $345,470,494,418
2003 $4,926,439,384 $430,347,420,185
2004 $6,609,205,995 $591,016,690,732
2005 $7,248,374,838 $764,015,973,481
2006 $8,001,779,551 $989,932,071,353
2007 $8,839,536,476 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $8,607,431,497 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $8,938,847,189 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $11,431,412,421 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $12,523,359,441 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $13,042,053,592 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $12,043,307,277 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $12,435,430,970 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $11,335,161,084 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $10,722,018,732 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $12,895,153,371 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $13,682,019,076 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $12,541,928,303 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $10,583,748,542 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $12,402,486,184 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $12,569,449,123 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $12,408,271,448 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $13,372,354,269 $2,173,835,806,672

Namibia and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Russia
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 $3,778
1989 $1,967 $3,430
1990 $2,037 $3,494
1991 $2,117 $3,490
1992 $2,347 $3,099
1993 $2,155 $2,931
1994 $2,356 $2,662
1995 $2,483 $2,666
1996 $2,423 $2,644
1997 $2,460 $2,738
1998 $2,235 $1,835
1999 $2,178 $1,331
2000 $2,157 $1,772
2001 $1,916 $2,100
2002 $1,772 $2,378
2003 $2,569 $2,975
2004 $3,403 $4,102
2005 $3,686 $5,323
2006 $4,017 $6,920
2007 $4,379 $9,101
2008 $4,205 $11,635
2009 $4,303 $8,563
2010 $5,418 $10,675
2011 $5,835 $14,305
2012 $5,943 $15,402
2013 $5,347 $15,941
2014 $5,378 $14,277
2015 $4,774 $9,427
2016 $4,396 $8,804
2017 $5,144 $10,835
2018 $5,309 $11,399
2019 $4,732 $11,640
2020 $3,879 $10,280
2021 $4,413 $12,637
2022 $4,350 $15,888
2023 $4,188 $14,403
2024 $4,413 $15,145

Namibia vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Russia
1950 41.9 55.5
1951 42.5 55.3
1952 43.1 57.6
1953 43.8 58.8
1954 44.4 59.9
1955 45 62.1
1956 45.7 66.5
1957 46.4 66
1958 47.1 67.7
1959 47.8 67.4
1960 48.5 68.3
1961 49.2 68.6
1962 50 68.5
1963 50.6 69.1
1964 51.3 69.5
1965 52 69.3
1966 52.3 69.4
1967 52.9 69.2
1968 53.6 69.1
1969 54.1 68.6
1970 54.7 68.7
1971 55.3 68.9
1972 55.8 68.8
1973 56.4 68.9
1974 56.9 68.7
1975 57.6 68.3
1976 58 68.1
1977 58.6 67.9
1978 59.1 67.8
1979 59.5 67.6
1980 56.6 67.5
1981 56.9 67.6
1982 57.3 68.1
1983 57.6 68
1984 58.1 67.6
1985 58.5 68.3
1986 58.7 70
1987 59.1 70.1
1988 59 69.9
1989 60.8 69.7
1990 61.4 69.3
1991 60.8 69
1992 60.2 67.8
1993 59.3 65
1994 58.4 63.8
1995 57.5 64
1996 56.6 65.4
1997 55.8 66.6
1998 54.8 66.9
1999 54 65.6
2000 52.9 65
2001 52 65
2002 52 64.7
2003 51.9 64.7
2004 52.2 65.1
2005 52.6 65.2
2006 53.2 66.5
2007 54 67.5
2008 54.7 67.9
2009 55.3 68.7
2010 56.1 68.2
2011 56.6 69.7
2012 57.7 70.1
2013 58.5 70.6
2014 59.3 70.8
2015 60 71.3
2016 60.8 71.9
2017 61.7 72.8
2018 62.6 72.9
2019 63.5 73.1
2020 64.1 71.2
2021 60.8 69.8
2022 64.2 72.5
2023 67.4 73.2
2024 67.5 73.3
2025 67.7 73.5

Namibia and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Russia
Year Population
Namibia Russia
1960 591,465 119,897,000
1961 603,067 121,236,000
1962 615,759 122,591,000
1963 629,589 123,960,000
1964 644,530 125,345,000
1965 660,558 126,745,000
1966 677,655 127,468,000
1967 696,045 128,196,000
1968 715,542 128,928,000
1969 736,120 129,664,000
1970 757,868 130,404,000
1971 780,584 131,155,000
1972 804,399 131,909,000
1973 828,928 132,669,000
1974 854,320 133,432,000
1975 881,032 134,200,000
1976 906,566 135,147,000
1977 931,104 136,100,000
1978 947,269 137,060,000
1979 962,825 138,027,000
1980 981,434 139,010,000
1981 992,500 139,941,000
1982 1,010,308 140,823,000
1983 1,037,511 141,668,000
1984 1,065,989 142,745,000
1985 1,096,890 143,858,000
1986 1,131,081 144,894,000
1987 1,167,889 145,908,000
1988 1,209,696 146,857,000
1989 1,288,947 147,721,000
1990 1,369,303 147,969,406
1991 1,415,684 148,394,216
1992 1,461,322 148,538,197
1993 1,508,697 148,458,777
1994 1,556,304 148,407,912
1995 1,602,170 148,375,787
1996 1,646,103 148,160,129
1997 1,689,264 147,915,361
1998 1,732,745 147,670,784
1999 1,776,368 147,214,776
2000 1,818,647 146,596,869
2001 1,857,048 145,976,482
2002 1,889,970 145,306,497
2003 1,917,464 144,648,618
2004 1,942,082 144,067,316
2005 1,966,582 143,518,814
2006 1,991,888 143,049,637
2007 2,018,600 142,805,114
2008 2,047,056 142,742,366
2009 2,077,394 142,785,348
2010 2,109,811 142,849,468
2011 2,146,325 143,018,195
2012 2,194,654 143,378,447
2013 2,252,508 143,805,638
2014 2,312,139 144,237,223
2015 2,374,300 144,640,716
2016 2,439,213 145,015,460
2017 2,506,853 145,293,260
2018 2,577,327 145,398,106
2019 2,650,494 145,453,291
2020 2,728,762 145,245,148
2021 2,810,548 144,746,762
2022 2,889,662 144,236,933
2023 2,963,095 143,826,130
2024 3,030,131 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Namibia and Russia

Fertility rate
Namibia

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Russia
1960 6.24 2.52
1961 6.29 2.45
1962 6.35 2.36
1963 6.41 2.27
1964 6.43 2.18
1965 6.45 2.13
1966 6.47 2.1
1967 6.49 2.04
1968 6.5 1.99
1969 6.51 1.97
1970 6.52 1.99
1971 6.52 2.03
1972 6.53 2.04
1973 6.54 2.01
1974 6.55 2
1975 6.53 1.98
1976 6.49 1.97
1977 6.44 1.95
1978 6.38 1.92
1979 6.31 1.9
1980 6.24 1.89
1981 6.16 1.91
1982 6.08 2.04
1983 6 2.11
1984 5.94 2.06
1985 5.88 2.05
1986 5.79 2.15
1987 5.7 2.22
1988 5.61 2.12
1989 5.52 2.01
1990 5.4 1.89
1991 5.29 1.73
1992 5.11 1.55
1993 4.91 1.39
1994 4.68 1.4
1995 4.42 1.34
1996 4.2 1.27
1997 4.17 1.22
1998 4.18 1.23
1999 4.14 1.16
2000 3.99 1.2
2001 3.83 1.22
2002 3.69 1.29
2003 3.58 1.32
2004 3.55 1.34
2005 3.57 1.29
2006 3.6 1.31
2007 3.61 1.42
2008 3.62 1.5
2009 3.63 1.54
2010 3.66 1.57
2011 3.66 1.58
2012 3.68 1.69
2013 3.65 1.71
2014 3.64 1.75
2015 3.6 1.78
2016 3.57 1.76
2017 3.51 1.62
2018 3.46 1.58
2019 3.4 1.5
2020 3.35 1.51
2021 3.3 1.51
2022 3.25 1.42
2023 3.21 1.41

Namibia and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Russia
Year Median age, years
Namibia Russia
1960 18.9 27.1
1961 18.7 27.4
1962 18.6 27.7
1963 18.5 28.1
1964 18.4 28.3
1965 18.4 28.6
1966 18.3 28.9
1967 18.3 29.2
1968 18.2 29.8
1969 18.1 30.3
1970 18.1 30.7
1971 18 31
1972 17.9 31.1
1973 17.8 31.1
1974 17.7 30.9
1975 17.6 30.7
1976 17.5 30.6
1977 17.3 30.9
1978 17 31
1979 16.8 31.1
1980 16.6 31.3
1981 16.4 31.4
1982 16.3 31.6
1983 16.4 31.7
1984 16.5 31.8
1985 16.7 32
1986 16.9 32.2
1987 17 32.4
1988 17.3 32.6
1989 17.8 32.9
1990 18.3 33.2
1991 18.4 33.6
1992 18.4 33.9
1993 18.5 34.4
1994 18.5 34.7
1995 18.6 35
1996 18.7 35.3
1997 18.8 35.7
1998 18.9 36
1999 18.9 36.3
2000 19 36.6
2001 19.1 36.8
2002 19.2 36.9
2003 19.3 37
2004 19.4 37.2
2005 19.6 37.4
2006 19.7 37.6
2007 19.9 37.7
2008 20 37.8
2009 20.3 37.9
2010 20.5 38
2011 20.7 38.1
2012 20.9 38.3
2013 21.1 38.4
2014 21.3 38.6
2015 21.4 38.7
2016 21.5 38.8
2017 21.6 39
2018 21.7 39.2
2019 21.8 39.4
2020 21.8 39.7
2021 21.8 39.9
2022 21.8 40.1
2023 21.9 40.5
2024 22.1 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
79.3%
2024

Energy

Namibia Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Namibia Russia
% of world population
0.04%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
75.5%
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
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
99.9%
2021
English speaking
17.2%
2023
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Namibia Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Russia
% of world land
0.55%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
981,326 mi
2023

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