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Namibia vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 33rd vs. 146th).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Rwanda
Population
3141364
14826674
Population rank 134/197 77/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Namibia and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Rwanda
Year GDP
Namibia Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 - $148,799,980
1966 - $124,525,703
1967 - $159,560,018
1968 - $172,200,018
1969 - $188,700,037
1970 - $219,900,006
1971 - $222,952,504
1972 - $246,457,838
1973 - $290,746,157
1974 - $308,458,423
1975 - $571,863,500
1976 - $637,753,853
1977 - $746,650,613
1978 - $905,709,076
1979 - $1,109,346,131
1980 $2,421,990,338 $1,254,765,642
1981 $2,249,908,578 $1,407,062,527
1982 $2,118,710,248 $1,407,243,139
1983 $2,297,400,688 $1,479,687,587
1984 $1,951,260,038 $1,587,413,084
1985 $1,608,237,350 $1,715,626,331
1986 $1,809,048,527 $1,944,710,684
1987 $2,300,068,217 $2,157,432,668
1988 $2,495,094,746 $2,395,492,687
1989 $2,535,135,798 $2,405,022,593
1990 $2,789,921,854 $2,550,185,679
1991 $2,996,869,281 $1,911,600,237
1992 $3,429,521,699 $2,029,026,962
1993 $3,251,188,833 $1,971,525,712
1994 $3,666,503,530 $753,636,370
1995 $3,978,514,206 $1,293,535,193
1996 $3,989,163,197 $1,382,334,879
1997 $4,154,989,950 $1,851,558,197
1998 $3,873,109,866 $1,989,343,546
1999 $3,868,551,730 $2,157,108,263
2000 $3,922,232,165 $2,068,836,754
2001 $3,557,341,215 $1,966,600,715
2002 $3,349,169,826 $1,966,003,468
2003 $4,926,439,384 $2,138,237,279
2004 $6,609,205,995 $2,376,496,067
2005 $7,248,374,838 $2,933,819,766
2006 $8,001,779,551 $3,319,784,539
2007 $8,839,536,476 $4,070,507,895
2008 $8,607,431,497 $5,179,854,065
2009 $8,938,847,189 $5,674,476,969
2010 $11,431,412,421 $6,124,756,654
2011 $12,523,359,441 $6,884,913,658
2012 $13,042,053,592 $7,654,761,045
2013 $12,043,307,277 $7,819,964,024
2014 $12,435,430,970 $8,238,966,120
2015 $11,335,161,084 $8,543,760,206
2016 $10,722,018,732 $8,695,272,061
2017 $12,895,153,371 $9,252,833,894
2018 $13,682,019,076 $9,637,904,519
2019 $12,541,928,303 $10,349,300,277
2020 $10,583,748,542 $10,174,386,855
2021 $12,402,486,184 $11,078,787,095
2022 $12,569,449,123 $13,316,161,006
2023 $12,408,271,448 $14,331,722,700
2024 $13,372,354,269 $14,251,642,231

Namibia and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 - $43.5
1966 - $35.4
1967 - $44
1968 - $46
1969 - $48.9
1970 - $55.2
1971 - $54.4
1972 - $58.4
1973 - $66.9
1974 - $68.9
1975 - $124.1
1976 - $134.4
1977 - $152.7
1978 - $179.9
1979 - $213.8
1980 $2,468 $234.4
1981 $2,267 $254.6
1982 $2,097 $246.4
1983 $2,214 $250.6
1984 $1,830 $259.9
1985 $1,466 $271.6
1986 $1,599 $297.7
1987 $1,969 $320
1988 $2,063 $344
1989 $1,967 $335
1990 $2,037 $346
1991 $2,117 $254
1992 $2,347 $264.1
1993 $2,155 $247
1994 $2,356 $111
1995 $2,483 $228
1996 $2,423 $206
1997 $2,460 $238.7
1998 $2,235 $246.2
1999 $2,178 $264.7
2000 $2,157 $251.9
2001 $1,916 $237.3
2002 $1,772 $234
2003 $2,569 $249
2004 $3,403 $269.5
2005 $3,686 $324
2006 $4,017 $357
2007 $4,379 $426
2008 $4,205 $528
2009 $4,303 $564
2010 $5,418 $594
2011 $5,835 $651
2012 $5,943 $707
2013 $5,347 $705
2014 $5,378 $725
2015 $4,774 $734
2016 $4,396 $730
2017 $5,144 $758
2018 $5,309 $772
2019 $4,732 $810
2020 $3,879 $779
2021 $4,413 $830
2022 $4,350 $975
2023 $4,188 $1,027
2024 $4,413 $1,000

Namibia vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Rwanda
1950 41.9 43.2
1951 42.5 43.5
1952 43.1 43.8
1953 43.8 44.1
1954 44.4 44.4
1955 45 44.8
1956 45.7 45.2
1957 46.4 45.6
1958 47.1 46.1
1959 47.8 46.5
1960 48.5 47
1961 49.2 47.5
1962 50 47.8
1963 50.6 44
1964 51.3 48.1
1965 52 48.2
1966 52.3 48.1
1967 52.9 48
1968 53.6 47.7
1969 54.1 47.4
1970 54.7 47.1
1971 55.3 46.8
1972 55.8 46.3
1973 56.4 45.9
1974 56.9 45.6
1975 57.6 45.3
1976 58 45.3
1977 58.6 45.6
1978 59.1 46.2
1979 59.5 47.1
1980 56.6 48.1
1981 56.9 49.2
1982 57.3 50.2
1983 57.6 50.9
1984 58.1 51.4
1985 58.5 51.7
1986 58.7 51.7
1987 59.1 51.5
1988 59 50.9
1989 60.8 49.5
1990 61.4 47.8
1991 60.8 46.2
1992 60.2 44.4
1993 59.3 42.9
1994 58.4 12.2
1995 57.5 41.5
1996 56.6 42.5
1997 55.8 42
1998 54.8 43.1
1999 54 45.7
2000 52.9 47.8
2001 52 49.5
2002 52 51.3
2003 51.9 53.5
2004 52.2 55.5
2005 52.6 57
2006 53.2 58.3
2007 54 59.5
2008 54.7 60.6
2009 55.3 61.8
2010 56.1 62.8
2011 56.6 63.5
2012 57.7 64.2
2013 58.5 64.7
2014 59.3 65.1
2015 60 65.4
2016 60.8 65.7
2017 61.7 66.1
2018 62.6 66.4
2019 63.5 66.7
2020 64.1 67
2021 60.8 66.8
2022 64.2 67.5
2023 67.4 67.8
2024 67.5 68
2025 67.7 68.2

Namibia and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Rwanda
Year Population
Namibia Rwanda
1960 591,465 3,022,294
1961 603,067 3,106,779
1962 615,759 3,186,025
1963 629,589 3,258,890
1964 644,530 3,334,834
1965 660,558 3,423,210
1966 677,655 3,521,626
1967 696,045 3,629,577
1968 715,542 3,744,010
1969 736,120 3,861,271
1970 757,868 3,980,669
1971 780,584 4,100,044
1972 804,399 4,220,335
1973 828,928 4,345,047
1974 854,320 4,474,228
1975 881,032 4,607,728
1976 906,566 4,745,954
1977 931,104 4,888,240
1978 947,269 5,035,171
1979 962,825 5,189,541
1980 981,434 5,353,259
1981 992,500 5,527,230
1982 1,010,308 5,711,549
1983 1,037,511 5,905,311
1984 1,065,989 6,107,627
1985 1,096,890 6,317,228
1986 1,131,081 6,531,881
1987 1,167,889 6,749,493
1988 1,209,696 6,968,071
1989 1,288,947 7,184,706
1990 1,369,303 7,375,307
1991 1,415,684 7,526,966
1992 1,461,322 7,683,266
1993 1,508,697 7,981,132
1994 1,556,304 6,792,352
1995 1,602,170 5,674,118
1996 1,646,103 6,708,764
1997 1,689,264 7,755,238
1998 1,732,745 8,081,681
1999 1,776,368 8,147,912
2000 1,818,647 8,213,931
2001 1,857,048 8,287,094
2002 1,889,970 8,400,180
2003 1,917,464 8,586,875
2004 1,942,082 8,816,844
2005 1,966,582 9,054,528
2006 1,991,888 9,299,246
2007 2,018,600 9,549,933
2008 2,047,056 9,804,269
2009 2,077,394 10,060,432
2010 2,109,811 10,317,553
2011 2,146,325 10,573,733
2012 2,194,654 10,829,901
2013 2,252,508 11,093,340
2014 2,312,139 11,364,757
2015 2,374,300 11,640,022
2016 2,439,213 11,919,183
2017 2,506,853 12,202,060
2018 2,577,327 12,487,996
2019 2,650,494 12,776,103
2020 2,728,762 13,065,837
2021 2,810,548 13,355,260
2022 2,889,662 13,651,030
2023 2,963,095 13,954,471
2024 3,030,131 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Namibia and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Namibia

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Rwanda
1960 6.24 8.28
1961 6.29 8.28
1962 6.35 8.27
1963 6.41 8.27
1964 6.43 8.27
1965 6.45 8.25
1966 6.47 8.23
1967 6.49 8.21
1968 6.5 8.19
1969 6.51 8.18
1970 6.52 8.15
1971 6.52 8.09
1972 6.53 8.09
1973 6.54 8.09
1974 6.55 8.1
1975 6.53 8.1
1976 6.49 8.12
1977 6.44 8.14
1978 6.38 8.16
1979 6.31 8.13
1980 6.24 8.12
1981 6.16 8.1
1982 6.08 8.06
1983 6 8
1984 5.94 7.91
1985 5.88 7.79
1986 5.79 7.61
1987 5.7 7.43
1988 5.61 7.23
1989 5.52 7.03
1990 5.4 6.8
1991 5.29 6.62
1992 5.11 6.54
1993 4.91 6.48
1994 4.68 6.42
1995 4.42 6.35
1996 4.2 6.29
1997 4.17 6.24
1998 4.18 6.17
1999 4.14 6.06
2000 3.99 5.97
2001 3.83 5.89
2002 3.69 5.82
2003 3.58 5.74
2004 3.55 5.64
2005 3.57 5.5
2006 3.6 5.34
2007 3.61 5.14
2008 3.62 4.92
2009 3.63 4.71
2010 3.66 4.52
2011 3.66 4.33
2012 3.68 4.2
2013 3.65 4.14
2014 3.64 4.12
2015 3.6 4.11
2016 3.57 4.11
2017 3.51 4.08
2018 3.46 4.05
2019 3.4 3.99
2020 3.35 3.91
2021 3.3 3.84
2022 3.25 3.78
2023 3.21 3.7

Namibia and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Namibia Rwanda
1960 18.9 15.5
1961 18.7 15.1
1962 18.6 14.9
1963 18.5 14.8
1964 18.4 14.7
1965 18.4 14.8
1966 18.3 14.9
1967 18.3 15.1
1968 18.2 15.3
1969 18.1 15.5
1970 18.1 15.7
1971 18 15.9
1972 17.9 16
1973 17.8 16.2
1974 17.7 16.3
1975 17.6 16.4
1976 17.5 16.5
1977 17.3 16.6
1978 17 16.6
1979 16.8 16.5
1980 16.6 16.5
1981 16.4 16.4
1982 16.3 16.2
1983 16.4 16.1
1984 16.5 16
1985 16.7 15.8
1986 16.9 15.7
1987 17 15.6
1988 17.3 15.6
1989 17.8 15.5
1990 18.3 15.5
1991 18.4 15.5
1992 18.4 15.6
1993 18.5 15.7
1994 18.5 15
1995 18.6 14.3
1996 18.7 14.6
1997 18.8 14.8
1998 18.9 15.3
1999 18.9 15.8
2000 19 16.3
2001 19.1 16.8
2002 19.2 17.1
2003 19.3 17.4
2004 19.4 17.6
2005 19.6 17.8
2006 19.7 18
2007 19.9 18.1
2008 20 18.3
2009 20.3 18.4
2010 20.5 18.5
2011 20.7 18.7
2012 20.9 18.8
2013 21.1 19
2014 21.3 19.1
2015 21.4 19.3
2016 21.5 19.4
2017 21.6 19.6
2018 21.7 19.7
2019 21.8 19.8
2020 21.8 19.9
2021 21.8 20
2022 21.8 20.3
2023 21.9 20.5
2024 22.1 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
50%
2017

Energy

Namibia Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Namibia Rwanda
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
78.8%
2022
English speaking
17.2%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Namibia Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Rwanda
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,920 mi
2021

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