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Namibia vs Senegal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 18.5M in Senegal (ranked 69/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 74,336 sq mi for Senegal (ranked 33rd vs. 85th).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Senegal
Population
3141364
19281054
Population rank 134/197 68/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$32.3B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 110/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$1,744
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 160/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$5,110
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$36.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
111.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$1,982
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 119/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$1,890
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
74,336 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
3.82
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
20.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Namibia and Senegal: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Senegal economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Senegal
Year GDP
Namibia Senegal
1960 - $1,003,692,370
1961 - $1,058,975,257
1962 - $1,085,475,791
1963 - $1,122,139,862
1964 - $1,188,930,645
1965 - $1,210,058,228
1966 - $1,246,908,186
1967 - $1,246,480,766
1968 - $1,309,384,862
1969 - $1,245,234,931
1970 - $1,297,407,655
1971 - $1,339,549,033
1972 - $1,620,857,104
1973 - $1,863,398,590
1974 - $2,099,325,229
1975 - $2,830,388,405
1976 - $2,869,777,884
1977 - $2,938,046,463
1978 - $3,280,354,921
1979 - $4,084,877,823
1980 $2,421,990,338 $4,510,108,291
1981 $2,249,908,578 $4,095,892,781
1982 $2,118,710,248 $4,013,951,443
1983 $2,297,400,688 $3,569,356,125
1984 $1,951,260,038 $3,485,165,432
1985 $1,608,237,350 $3,818,944,918
1986 $1,809,048,527 $5,392,093,446
1987 $2,300,068,217 $6,487,353,103
1988 $2,495,094,746 $6,418,419,389
1989 $2,535,135,798 $6,366,039,373
1990 $2,789,921,854 $7,390,967,360
1991 $2,996,869,281 $7,255,210,470
1992 $3,429,521,699 $7,769,817,840
1993 $3,251,188,833 $7,367,986,241
1994 $3,666,503,530 $5,034,588,196
1995 $3,978,514,206 $6,326,342,633
1996 $3,989,163,197 $6,559,712,166
1997 $4,154,989,950 $6,041,478,726
1998 $3,873,109,866 $6,505,607,909
1999 $3,868,551,730 $6,592,834,933
2000 $3,922,232,165 $6,013,185,004
2001 $3,557,341,215 $6,507,824,829
2002 $3,349,169,826 $7,006,402,320
2003 $4,926,439,384 $8,768,721,563
2004 $6,609,205,995 $10,076,816,667
2005 $7,248,374,838 $11,009,033,438
2006 $8,001,779,551 $11,697,918,243
2007 $8,839,536,476 $13,994,218,413
2008 $8,607,431,497 $16,853,989,628
2009 $8,938,847,189 $16,145,867,495
2010 $11,431,412,421 $16,121,315,909
2011 $12,523,359,441 $17,814,283,639
2012 $13,042,053,592 $17,660,870,412
2013 $12,043,307,277 $18,918,667,725
2014 $12,435,430,970 $19,797,253,440
2015 $11,335,161,084 $17,774,766,696
2016 $10,722,018,732 $19,040,312,333
2017 $12,895,153,371 $20,996,562,944
2018 $13,682,019,076 $23,116,701,556
2019 $12,541,928,303 $23,403,995,992
2020 $10,583,748,542 $24,530,513,038
2021 $12,402,486,184 $27,520,784,130
2022 $12,569,449,123 $27,783,332,223
2023 $12,408,271,448 $30,696,331,296
2024 $13,372,354,269 $32,267,254,425

Namibia and Senegal economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Senegal
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Senegal
1960 - $300
1961 - $308
1962 - $307
1963 - $309
1964 - $318
1965 - $314
1966 - $315
1967 - $305
1968 - $311
1969 - $287.3
1970 - $290.5
1971 - $291.1
1972 - $342
1973 - $381
1974 - $417
1975 - $547
1976 - $541
1977 - $540
1978 - $589
1979 - $716
1980 $2,468 $772
1981 $2,267 $683
1982 $2,097 $652
1983 $2,214 $564
1984 $1,830 $536
1985 $1,466 $571
1986 $1,599 $784
1987 $1,969 $916
1988 $2,063 $880
1989 $1,967 $849
1990 $2,037 $957
1991 $2,117 $913
1992 $2,347 $951
1993 $2,155 $878
1994 $2,356 $584
1995 $2,483 $715
1996 $2,423 $723
1997 $2,460 $651
1998 $2,235 $685
1999 $2,178 $678
2000 $2,157 $603
2001 $1,916 $637
2002 $1,772 $669
2003 $2,569 $818
2004 $3,403 $918
2005 $3,686 $980
2006 $4,017 $1,017
2007 $4,379 $1,189
2008 $4,205 $1,399
2009 $4,303 $1,309
2010 $5,418 $1,276
2011 $5,835 $1,375
2012 $5,943 $1,327
2013 $5,347 $1,380
2014 $5,378 $1,399
2015 $4,774 $1,218
2016 $4,396 $1,266
2017 $5,144 $1,357
2018 $5,309 $1,453
2019 $4,732 $1,431
2020 $3,879 $1,461
2021 $4,413 $1,598
2022 $4,350 $1,574
2023 $4,188 $1,698
2024 $4,413 $1,744

Namibia vs. Senegal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Senegal
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Senegal
1950 41.9 36.5
1951 42.5 36.9
1952 43.1 37.4
1953 43.8 37.8
1954 44.4 38.2
1955 45 38.5
1956 45.7 38.9
1957 46.4 39.1
1958 47.1 39.4
1959 47.8 39.5
1960 48.5 39.7
1961 49.2 39.7
1962 50 39.7
1963 50.6 39.7
1964 51.3 39.8
1965 52 39.8
1966 52.3 39.8
1967 52.9 40
1968 53.6 40.1
1969 54.1 40.4
1970 54.7 40.8
1971 55.3 41.2
1972 55.8 41.8
1973 56.4 42.4
1974 56.9 43.1
1975 57.6 43.9
1976 58 44.8
1977 58.6 45.7
1978 59.1 46.6
1979 59.5 47.5
1980 56.6 48.3
1981 56.9 49.1
1982 57.3 49.9
1983 57.6 50.8
1984 58.1 51.7
1985 58.5 52.6
1986 58.7 53.7
1987 59.1 54.6
1988 59 55.5
1989 60.8 56.2
1990 61.4 56.7
1991 60.8 57
1992 60.2 57.3
1993 59.3 57.3
1994 58.4 57.5
1995 57.5 57.3
1996 56.6 57.1
1997 55.8 57.1
1998 54.8 57.1
1999 54 57.3
2000 52.9 57.6
2001 52 58.2
2002 52 58.9
2003 51.9 59.5
2004 52.2 60.3
2005 52.6 61
2006 53.2 61.8
2007 54 62.7
2008 54.7 63.2
2009 55.3 63.8
2010 56.1 64.2
2011 56.6 64.8
2012 57.7 65.2
2013 58.5 65.6
2014 59.3 66
2015 60 66.5
2016 60.8 66.7
2017 61.7 67.1
2018 62.6 67.4
2019 63.5 67.7
2020 64.1 67.5
2021 60.8 66.9
2022 64.2 67.8
2023 67.4 68.7
2024 67.5 68.9
2025 67.7 69.2

Namibia and Senegal population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Senegal
Year Population
Namibia Senegal
1960 591,465 3,340,907
1961 603,067 3,436,375
1962 615,759 3,534,686
1963 629,589 3,635,876
1964 644,530 3,740,535
1965 660,558 3,849,788
1966 677,655 3,964,299
1967 696,045 4,083,870
1968 715,542 4,207,587
1969 736,120 4,334,974
1970 757,868 4,466,328
1971 780,584 4,601,864
1972 804,399 4,741,631
1973 828,928 4,885,181
1974 854,320 5,029,437
1975 881,032 5,170,810
1976 906,566 5,308,564
1977 931,104 5,439,549
1978 947,269 5,568,096
1979 962,825 5,702,895
1980 981,434 5,845,638
1981 992,500 5,997,160
1982 1,010,308 6,156,961
1983 1,037,511 6,324,504
1984 1,065,989 6,499,364
1985 1,096,890 6,683,287
1986 1,131,081 6,878,192
1987 1,167,889 7,081,530
1988 1,209,696 7,289,618
1989 1,288,947 7,502,207
1990 1,369,303 7,720,523
1991 1,415,684 7,943,085
1992 1,461,322 8,168,395
1993 1,508,697 8,396,288
1994 1,556,304 8,624,078
1995 1,602,170 8,848,101
1996 1,646,103 9,067,014
1997 1,689,264 9,283,495
1998 1,732,745 9,502,952
1999 1,776,368 9,730,887
2000 1,818,647 9,968,260
2001 1,857,048 10,212,942
2002 1,889,970 10,466,214
2003 1,917,464 10,721,176
2004 1,942,082 10,975,704
2005 1,966,582 11,235,472
2006 1,991,888 11,500,094
2007 2,018,600 11,770,344
2008 2,047,056 12,048,959
2009 2,077,394 12,337,389
2010 2,109,811 12,635,413
2011 2,146,325 12,958,897
2012 2,194,654 13,310,495
2013 2,252,508 13,710,849
2014 2,312,139 14,152,102
2015 2,374,300 14,593,331
2016 2,439,213 15,034,521
2017 2,506,853 15,475,002
2018 2,577,327 15,914,498
2019 2,650,494 16,352,922
2020 2,728,762 16,789,219
2021 2,810,548 17,220,867
2022 2,889,662 17,651,103
2023 2,963,095 18,077,573
2024 3,030,131 18,501,984

Fertility rates in Namibia and Senegal

Fertility rate
Namibia

Senegal
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Senegal
1960 6.24 7
1961 6.29 7.04
1962 6.35 7.08
1963 6.41 7.12
1964 6.43 7.16
1965 6.45 7.19
1966 6.47 7.22
1967 6.49 7.24
1968 6.5 7.25
1969 6.51 7.26
1970 6.52 7.26
1971 6.52 7.26
1972 6.53 7.26
1973 6.54 7.26
1974 6.55 7.25
1975 6.53 7.25
1976 6.49 7.26
1977 6.44 7.27
1978 6.38 7.28
1979 6.31 7.29
1980 6.24 7.29
1981 6.16 7.28
1982 6.08 7.25
1983 6 7.19
1984 5.94 7.11
1985 5.88 7.01
1986 5.79 6.9
1987 5.7 6.79
1988 5.61 6.58
1989 5.52 6.48
1990 5.4 6.4
1991 5.29 6.27
1992 5.11 6.15
1993 4.91 6.05
1994 4.68 5.92
1995 4.42 5.82
1996 4.2 5.72
1997 4.17 5.64
1998 4.18 5.58
1999 4.14 5.57
2000 3.99 5.5
2001 3.83 5.4
2002 3.69 5.3
2003 3.58 5.25
2004 3.55 5.19
2005 3.57 5.13
2006 3.6 5.06
2007 3.61 5.02
2008 3.62 5.02
2009 3.63 5.03
2010 3.66 5.06
2011 3.66 5.1
2012 3.68 5.13
2013 3.65 5.05
2014 3.64 4.88
2015 3.6 4.75
2016 3.57 4.65
2017 3.51 4.49
2018 3.46 4.29
2019 3.4 4.1
2020 3.35 4
2021 3.3 3.94
2022 3.25 3.86
2023 3.21 3.82

Namibia and Senegal demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Senegal
Year Median age, years
Namibia Senegal
1960 18.9 18.1
1961 18.7 18
1962 18.6 18
1963 18.5 17.9
1964 18.4 17.9
1965 18.4 17.9
1966 18.3 17.8
1967 18.3 17.9
1968 18.2 17.9
1969 18.1 17.9
1970 18.1 17.9
1971 18 17.9
1972 17.9 17.9
1973 17.8 17.9
1974 17.7 17.8
1975 17.6 17.7
1976 17.5 17.6
1977 17.3 17.4
1978 17 17.2
1979 16.8 17
1980 16.6 16.8
1981 16.4 16.7
1982 16.3 16.5
1983 16.4 16.4
1984 16.5 16.3
1985 16.7 16.3
1986 16.9 16.3
1987 17 16.3
1988 17.3 16.4
1989 17.8 16.5
1990 18.3 16.6
1991 18.4 16.7
1992 18.4 16.8
1993 18.5 16.9
1994 18.5 17
1995 18.6 17.1
1996 18.7 17.2
1997 18.8 17.3
1998 18.9 17.4
1999 18.9 17.5
2000 19 17.6
2001 19.1 17.7
2002 19.2 17.8
2003 19.3 18
2004 19.4 18.1
2005 19.6 18.2
2006 19.7 18.2
2007 19.9 18.3
2008 20 18.4
2009 20.3 18.4
2010 20.5 18.5
2011 20.7 18.5
2012 20.9 18.5
2013 21.1 18.5
2014 21.3 18.6
2015 21.4 18.6
2016 21.5 18.7
2017 21.6 18.9
2018 21.7 19
2019 21.8 19.2
2020 21.8 19.4
2021 21.8 19.7
2022 21.8 19.9
2023 21.9 20.1
2024 22.1 20.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Senegal
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
6.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
19,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-7.25%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
5.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
49.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
25.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
28.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
3%
2021
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$3.75B
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
1,376,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
10.5%
2018
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
76.5%
2024

Energy

Namibia Senegal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
291.1 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$16.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
12 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
0.67 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
63.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
35.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
1.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
410 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
13.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
74.2%
2023

Society

Namibia Senegal
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
-10,307
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
50.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
32.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
0.3
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
50.4%
2023
English speaking
17.2%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
60.6%
2023

Health

Namibia Senegal
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$63.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$31.1
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
21.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
237
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
38.5
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
10.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
3.8%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
23
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Senegal
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
4,018 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
36,722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
30,688 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
10,355 mi
2017

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