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Namibia vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 33rd vs. 168th).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Samoa
Population
3141364
220288
Population rank 134/197 177/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Namibia and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Samoa
Year GDP
Namibia Samoa
1970 - $45,208,338
1971 - $53,719,569
1972 - $62,566,116
1973 - $82,452,985
1974 - $93,549,611
1975 - $93,489,283
1976 - $85,003,078
1977 - $98,295,671
1978 - $108,223,444
1979 - $122,257,393
1980 $2,421,990,338 $125,747,038
1981 $2,249,908,578 $118,190,655
1982 $2,118,710,248 $121,221,652
1983 $2,297,400,688 $111,862,824
1984 $1,951,260,038 $109,200,934
1985 $1,608,237,350 $95,572,173
1986 $1,809,048,527 $100,947,849
1987 $2,300,068,217 $111,713,922
1988 $2,495,094,746 $133,016,065
1989 $2,535,135,798 $122,888,610
1990 $2,789,921,854 $125,766,270
1991 $2,996,869,281 $125,597,205
1992 $3,429,521,699 $132,303,041
1993 $3,251,188,833 $133,122,897
1994 $3,666,503,530 $221,098,107
1995 $3,978,514,206 $224,865,731
1996 $3,989,163,197 $249,907,869
1997 $4,154,989,950 $285,475,592
1998 $3,873,109,866 $269,485,244
1999 $3,868,551,730 $255,408,060
2000 $3,922,232,165 $258,856,140
2001 $3,557,341,215 $266,299,591
2002 $3,349,169,826 $281,790,134
2003 $4,926,439,384 $333,426,188
2004 $6,609,205,995 $407,747,565
2005 $7,248,374,838 $476,801,793
2006 $8,001,779,551 $499,923,758
2007 $8,839,536,476 $573,548,460
2008 $8,607,431,497 $641,346,192
2009 $8,938,847,189 $628,006,115
2010 $11,431,412,421 $680,260,907
2011 $12,523,359,441 $744,097,050
2012 $13,042,053,592 $773,141,661
2013 $12,043,307,277 $797,736,334
2014 $12,435,430,970 $796,683,520
2015 $11,335,161,084 $824,150,499
2016 $10,722,018,732 $843,924,797
2017 $12,895,153,371 $884,844,384
2018 $13,682,019,076 $878,448,433
2019 $12,541,928,303 $912,950,466
2020 $10,583,748,542 $868,898,358
2021 $12,402,486,184 $843,923,639
2022 $12,569,449,123 $832,945,206
2023 $12,408,271,448 $938,189,444
2024 $13,372,354,269 $1,068,025,244

Namibia and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Samoa
1970 - $322
1971 - $377
1972 - $433
1973 - $563
1974 - $626
1975 - $610
1976 - $541
1977 - $615
1978 - $671
1979 - $751
1980 $2,468 $765
1981 $2,267 $713
1982 $2,097 $728
1983 $2,214 $671
1984 $1,830 $655
1985 $1,466 $573
1986 $1,599 $604
1987 $1,969 $666
1988 $2,063 $790
1989 $1,967 $728
1990 $2,037 $744
1991 $2,117 $742
1992 $2,347 $777
1993 $2,155 $775
1994 $2,356 $1,277
1995 $2,483 $1,288
1996 $2,423 $1,419
1997 $2,460 $1,608
1998 $2,235 $1,506
1999 $2,178 $1,417
2000 $2,157 $1,425
2001 $1,916 $1,454
2002 $1,772 $1,528
2003 $2,569 $1,798
2004 $3,403 $2,189
2005 $3,686 $2,550
2006 $4,017 $2,663
2007 $4,379 $3,039
2008 $4,205 $3,374
2009 $4,303 $3,279
2010 $5,418 $3,524
2011 $5,835 $3,822
2012 $5,943 $3,935
2013 $5,347 $4,024
2014 $5,378 $3,983
2015 $4,774 $4,084
2016 $4,396 $4,147
2017 $5,144 $4,308
2018 $5,309 $4,232
2019 $4,732 $4,352
2020 $3,879 $4,100
2021 $4,413 $3,948
2022 $4,350 $3,869
2023 $4,188 $4,330
2024 $4,413 $4,899

Namibia vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Samoa
1950 41.9 49.2
1951 42.5 49.8
1952 43.1 50.4
1953 43.8 51
1954 44.4 51.6
1955 45 52.2
1956 45.7 52.8
1957 46.4 53.4
1958 47.1 54
1959 47.8 54.6
1960 48.5 55.2
1961 49.2 55.7
1962 50 56.3
1963 50.6 56.9
1964 51.3 54
1965 52 57.9
1966 52.3 58.2
1967 52.9 58.9
1968 53.6 59.4
1969 54.1 59.9
1970 54.7 60.4
1971 55.3 60.9
1972 55.8 61.4
1973 56.4 61.9
1974 56.9 62.3
1975 57.6 62.8
1976 58 63.3
1977 58.6 63.7
1978 59.1 64.1
1979 59.5 64.5
1980 56.6 65
1981 56.9 65.3
1982 57.3 65.6
1983 57.6 66
1984 58.1 66.3
1985 58.5 66.6
1986 58.7 66.8
1987 59.1 67
1988 59 67.3
1989 60.8 67.6
1990 61.4 67.8
1991 60.8 68
1992 60.2 68.5
1993 59.3 68.8
1994 58.4 69.2
1995 57.5 69.5
1996 56.6 69.8
1997 55.8 70
1998 54.8 70.3
1999 54 70.6
2000 52.9 70.8
2001 52 71
2002 52 71.2
2003 51.9 71.4
2004 52.2 71.5
2005 52.6 71.5
2006 53.2 71.6
2007 54 71.6
2008 54.7 71.5
2009 55.3 69.5
2010 56.1 71.5
2011 56.6 71.4
2012 57.7 71.2
2013 58.5 71.2
2014 59.3 71.1
2015 60 71.1
2016 60.8 71
2017 61.7 71
2018 62.6 71.1
2019 63.5 70.3
2020 64.1 70.7
2021 60.8 71.1
2022 64.2 71.6
2023 67.4 71.7
2024 67.5 71.8
2025 67.7 71.9

Namibia and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Samoa
Year Population
Namibia Samoa
1960 591,465 112,490
1961 603,067 115,496
1962 615,759 118,597
1963 629,589 121,764
1964 644,530 124,894
1965 660,558 127,978
1966 677,655 131,073
1967 696,045 133,764
1968 715,542 136,020
1969 736,120 138,233
1970 757,868 140,400
1971 780,584 142,503
1972 804,399 144,538
1973 828,928 146,516
1974 854,320 149,431
1975 881,032 153,344
1976 906,566 157,113
1977 931,104 159,753
1978 947,269 161,375
1979 962,825 162,882
1980 981,434 164,322
1981 992,500 165,678
1982 1,010,308 166,484
1983 1,037,511 166,714
1984 1,065,989 166,796
1985 1,096,890 166,849
1986 1,131,081 167,061
1987 1,167,889 167,661
1988 1,209,696 168,346
1989 1,288,947 168,768
1990 1,369,303 169,042
1991 1,415,684 169,368
1992 1,461,322 170,331
1993 1,508,697 171,774
1994 1,556,304 173,159
1995 1,602,170 174,571
1996 1,646,103 176,071
1997 1,689,264 177,547
1998 1,732,745 178,905
1999 1,776,368 180,275
2000 1,818,647 181,685
2001 1,857,048 183,166
2002 1,889,970 184,471
2003 1,917,464 185,430
2004 1,942,082 186,249
2005 1,966,582 186,978
2006 1,991,888 187,709
2007 2,018,600 188,753
2008 2,047,056 190,107
2009 2,077,394 191,513
2010 2,109,811 193,023
2011 2,146,325 194,713
2012 2,194,654 196,498
2013 2,252,508 198,268
2014 2,312,139 200,037
2015 2,374,300 201,782
2016 2,439,213 203,499
2017 2,506,853 205,415
2018 2,577,327 207,582
2019 2,650,494 209,780
2020 2,728,762 211,944
2021 2,810,548 213,779
2022 2,889,662 215,261
2023 2,963,095 216,663
2024 3,030,131 218,019

Fertility rates in Namibia and Samoa

Fertility rate
Namibia

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Samoa
1960 6.24 7.78
1961 6.29 7.77
1962 6.35 7.76
1963 6.41 7.73
1964 6.43 7.7
1965 6.45 7.65
1966 6.47 7.6
1967 6.49 7.55
1968 6.5 7.5
1969 6.51 7.43
1970 6.52 7.34
1971 6.52 7.22
1972 6.53 7.07
1973 6.54 6.91
1974 6.55 6.75
1975 6.53 6.61
1976 6.49 6.47
1977 6.44 6.31
1978 6.38 6.15
1979 6.31 5.99
1980 6.24 5.86
1981 6.16 5.75
1982 6.08 5.68
1983 6 5.62
1984 5.94 5.55
1985 5.88 5.49
1986 5.79 5.42
1987 5.7 5.32
1988 5.61 5.21
1989 5.52 5.11
1990 5.4 5.01
1991 5.29 4.91
1992 5.11 4.87
1993 4.91 4.83
1994 4.68 4.79
1995 4.42 4.77
1996 4.2 4.74
1997 4.17 4.7
1998 4.18 4.64
1999 4.14 4.57
2000 3.99 4.52
2001 3.83 4.48
2002 3.69 4.44
2003 3.58 4.39
2004 3.55 4.34
2005 3.57 4.32
2006 3.6 4.32
2007 3.61 4.36
2008 3.62 4.42
2009 3.63 4.47
2010 3.66 4.52
2011 3.66 4.56
2012 3.68 4.55
2013 3.65 4.49
2014 3.64 4.42
2015 3.6 4.34
2016 3.57 4.26
2017 3.51 4.2
2018 3.46 4.14
2019 3.4 4.06
2020 3.35 4
2021 3.3 3.94
2022 3.25 3.88
2023 3.21 3.83

Namibia and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Namibia Samoa
1960 18.9 15
1961 18.7 14.9
1962 18.6 14.8
1963 18.5 14.6
1964 18.4 14.6
1965 18.4 14.5
1966 18.3 14.5
1967 18.3 14.5
1968 18.2 14.5
1969 18.1 14.5
1970 18.1 14.6
1971 18 14.7
1972 17.9 14.8
1973 17.8 14.9
1974 17.7 15
1975 17.6 15.3
1976 17.5 15.5
1977 17.3 15.8
1978 17 16
1979 16.8 16.2
1980 16.6 16.4
1981 16.4 16.6
1982 16.3 16.8
1983 16.4 17.1
1984 16.5 17.4
1985 16.7 17.6
1986 16.9 17.8
1987 17 18
1988 17.3 18.2
1989 17.8 18.3
1990 18.3 18.4
1991 18.4 18.5
1992 18.4 18.7
1993 18.5 19
1994 18.5 19.3
1995 18.6 19.6
1996 18.7 19.7
1997 18.8 19.8
1998 18.9 19.9
1999 18.9 19.9
2000 19 19.8
2001 19.1 19.7
2002 19.2 19.7
2003 19.3 19.9
2004 19.4 20.1
2005 19.6 20.3
2006 19.7 20.4
2007 19.9 20.6
2008 20 20.7
2009 20.3 20.8
2010 20.5 20.8
2011 20.7 20.8
2012 20.9 20.8
2013 21.1 21
2014 21.3 21.1
2015 21.4 21.2
2016 21.5 21.3
2017 21.6 21.4
2018 21.7 21.4
2019 21.8 21.5
2020 21.8 21.4
2021 21.8 21.4
2022 21.8 21.1
2023 21.9 21
2024 22.1 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
2.7%
2013
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Namibia Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Namibia Samoa
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
41
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
99.1%
2021
English speaking
17.2%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Namibia Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Samoa
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
715 mi
2018

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