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Namibia vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 33rd vs. 177th).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Singapore
Population
3141364
6105665
Population rank 134/197 113/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
84 years
2025

Namibia and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Singapore
Year GDP
Namibia Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 - $1,920,574,150
1971 - $2,263,785,444
1972 - $2,721,440,981
1973 - $3,696,213,333
1974 - $5,221,534,956
1975 - $5,633,673,930
1976 - $6,327,077,974
1977 - $6,618,585,074
1978 - $7,517,176,355
1979 - $9,296,921,724
1980 $2,421,990,338 $11,896,256,783
1981 $2,249,908,578 $14,175,228,844
1982 $2,118,710,248 $16,084,252,378
1983 $2,297,400,688 $17,784,112,150
1984 $1,951,260,038 $19,749,361,098
1985 $1,608,237,350 $19,156,532,746
1986 $1,809,048,527 $18,586,746,057
1987 $2,300,068,217 $20,919,215,578
1988 $2,495,094,746 $25,371,462,488
1989 $2,535,135,798 $30,465,364,739
1990 $2,789,921,854 $36,144,336,769
1991 $2,996,869,281 $45,466,164,978
1992 $3,429,521,699 $52,131,320,033
1993 $3,251,188,833 $60,603,815,716
1994 $3,666,503,530 $73,688,724,431
1995 $3,978,514,206 $87,812,540,788
1996 $3,989,163,197 $96,293,086,513
1997 $4,154,989,950 $100,123,787,215
1998 $3,873,109,866 $85,728,207,782
1999 $3,868,551,730 $86,286,849,755
2000 $3,922,232,165 $96,076,539,926
2001 $3,557,341,215 $89,793,790,670
2002 $3,349,169,826 $92,538,372,870
2003 $4,926,439,384 $97,646,401,096
2004 $6,609,205,995 $115,033,593,101
2005 $7,248,374,838 $127,807,848,728
2006 $8,001,779,551 $148,627,286,361
2007 $8,839,536,476 $180,941,701,358
2008 $8,607,431,497 $193,617,323,539
2009 $8,938,847,189 $194,150,283,772
2010 $11,431,412,421 $239,807,980,591
2011 $12,523,359,441 $279,356,499,090
2012 $13,042,053,592 $295,092,888,077
2013 $12,043,307,277 $307,576,360,585
2014 $12,435,430,970 $314,863,580,758
2015 $11,335,161,084 $307,998,545,269
2016 $10,722,018,732 $319,646,468,521
2017 $12,895,153,371 $343,673,334,902
2018 $13,682,019,076 $377,123,710,561
2019 $12,541,928,303 $376,161,998,830
2020 $10,583,748,542 $349,165,858,545
2021 $12,402,486,184 $436,591,382,250
2022 $12,569,449,123 $509,017,841,147
2023 $12,408,271,448 $505,439,514,078
2024 $13,372,354,269 $547,386,645,892

Namibia and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 - $926
1971 - $1,071
1972 - $1,264
1973 - $1,685
1974 - $2,342
1975 - $2,490
1976 - $2,759
1977 - $2,846
1978 - $3,194
1979 - $3,901
1980 $2,468 $4,928
1981 $2,267 $5,597
1982 $2,097 $6,078
1983 $2,214 $6,633
1984 $1,830 $7,228
1985 $1,466 $7,002
1986 $1,599 $6,800
1987 $1,969 $7,539
1988 $2,063 $8,914
1989 $1,967 $10,395
1990 $2,037 $11,862
1991 $2,117 $14,502
1992 $2,347 $16,136
1993 $2,155 $18,290
1994 $2,356 $21,552
1995 $2,483 $24,915
1996 $2,423 $26,233
1997 $2,460 $26,376
1998 $2,235 $21,829
1999 $2,178 $21,797
2000 $2,157 $23,853
2001 $1,916 $21,700
2002 $1,772 $22,160
2003 $2,569 $23,730
2004 $3,403 $27,608
2005 $3,686 $29,961
2006 $4,017 $33,768
2007 $4,379 $39,433
2008 $4,205 $40,009
2009 $4,303 $38,927
2010 $5,418 $47,237
2011 $5,835 $53,891
2012 $5,943 $55,548
2013 $5,347 $56,967
2014 $5,378 $57,565
2015 $4,774 $55,646
2016 $4,396 $57,006
2017 $5,144 $61,236
2018 $5,309 $66,882
2019 $4,732 $65,952
2020 $3,879 $61,410
2021 $4,413 $80,056
2022 $4,350 $90,299
2023 $4,188 $85,412
2024 $4,413 $90,674

Namibia vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Singapore
1950 41.9 54.1
1951 42.5 55.3
1952 43.1 56.4
1953 43.8 57.5
1954 44.4 59.4
1955 45 61.2
1956 45.7 62.6
1957 46.4 63.4
1958 47.1 64
1959 47.8 64.8
1960 48.5 65.3
1961 49.2 65.7
1962 50 66.1
1963 50.6 66.5
1964 51.3 66.7
1965 52 66.9
1966 52.3 67.2
1967 52.9 67.3
1968 53.6 67.7
1969 54.1 68.1
1970 54.7 68.5
1971 55.3 68.8
1972 55.8 69
1973 56.4 69.4
1974 56.9 69.7
1975 57.6 70.2
1976 58 70.6
1977 58.6 70.9
1978 59.1 71.2
1979 59.5 71.4
1980 56.6 71.5
1981 56.9 71.7
1982 57.3 72
1983 57.6 72.4
1984 58.1 72.6
1985 58.5 73.1
1986 58.7 73.6
1987 59.1 74
1988 59 74
1989 60.8 74.3
1990 61.4 74.6
1991 60.8 75.1
1992 60.2 75.3
1993 59.3 75.5
1994 58.4 75.6
1995 57.5 75.7
1996 56.6 76.1
1997 55.8 76.4
1998 54.8 76.9
1999 54 77.3
2000 52.9 77.8
2001 52 78.3
2002 52 78.7
2003 51.9 79.2
2004 52.2 79.7
2005 52.6 80.3
2006 53.2 80.6
2007 54 80.9
2008 54.7 81.1
2009 55.3 81.4
2010 56.1 81.6
2011 56.6 81.9
2012 57.7 82.2
2013 58.5 82.5
2014 59.3 82.6
2015 60 82.7
2016 60.8 82.9
2017 61.7 83.1
2018 62.6 83.4
2019 63.5 83.7
2020 64.1 83.7
2021 60.8 83.5
2022 64.2 82.9
2023 67.4 83.7
2024 67.5 83.9
2025 67.7 84

Namibia and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Singapore
Year Population
Namibia Singapore
1960 591,465 1,646,400
1961 603,067 1,702,400
1962 615,759 1,750,200
1963 629,589 1,795,000
1964 644,530 1,841,600
1965 660,558 1,886,900
1966 677,655 1,934,400
1967 696,045 1,977,600
1968 715,542 2,012,000
1969 736,120 2,042,500
1970 757,868 2,074,507
1971 780,584 2,112,900
1972 804,399 2,152,400
1973 828,928 2,193,000
1974 854,320 2,229,800
1975 881,032 2,262,600
1976 906,566 2,293,300
1977 931,104 2,325,300
1978 947,269 2,353,600
1979 962,825 2,383,500
1980 981,434 2,413,945
1981 992,500 2,532,835
1982 1,010,308 2,646,466
1983 1,037,511 2,681,061
1984 1,065,989 2,732,221
1985 1,096,890 2,735,957
1986 1,131,081 2,733,373
1987 1,167,889 2,774,789
1988 1,209,696 2,846,108
1989 1,288,947 2,930,901
1990 1,369,303 3,047,132
1991 1,415,684 3,135,083
1992 1,461,322 3,230,698
1993 1,508,697 3,313,471
1994 1,556,304 3,419,048
1995 1,602,170 3,524,506
1996 1,646,103 3,670,704
1997 1,689,264 3,796,038
1998 1,732,745 3,927,213
1999 1,776,368 3,958,723
2000 1,818,647 4,027,887
2001 1,857,048 4,138,012
2002 1,889,970 4,175,950
2003 1,917,464 4,114,826
2004 1,942,082 4,166,664
2005 1,966,582 4,265,762
2006 1,991,888 4,401,365
2007 2,018,600 4,588,599
2008 2,047,056 4,839,396
2009 2,077,394 4,987,573
2010 2,109,811 5,076,732
2011 2,146,325 5,183,688
2012 2,194,654 5,312,437
2013 2,252,508 5,399,162
2014 2,312,139 5,469,724
2015 2,374,300 5,535,002
2016 2,439,213 5,607,283
2017 2,506,853 5,612,253
2018 2,577,327 5,638,676
2019 2,650,494 5,703,569
2020 2,728,762 5,685,807
2021 2,810,548 5,453,566
2022 2,889,662 5,637,022
2023 2,963,095 5,917,648
2024 3,030,131 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Namibia and Singapore

Fertility rate
Namibia

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Singapore
1960 6.24 5.76
1961 6.29 5.41
1962 6.35 5.21
1963 6.41 5.16
1964 6.43 4.97
1965 6.45 4.66
1966 6.47 4.46
1967 6.49 3.91
1968 6.5 3.53
1969 6.51 3.22
1970 6.52 3.07
1971 6.52 3.02
1972 6.53 3.04
1973 6.54 2.79
1974 6.55 2.35
1975 6.53 2.07
1976 6.49 2.11
1977 6.44 1.82
1978 6.38 1.79
1979 6.31 1.79
1980 6.24 1.82
1981 6.16 1.78
1982 6.08 1.74
1983 6 1.61
1984 5.94 1.62
1985 5.88 1.61
1986 5.79 1.43
1987 5.7 1.62
1988 5.61 1.96
1989 5.52 1.75
1990 5.4 1.83
1991 5.29 1.73
1992 5.11 1.72
1993 4.91 1.74
1994 4.68 1.71
1995 4.42 1.67
1996 4.2 1.66
1997 4.17 1.61
1998 4.18 1.48
1999 4.14 1.47
2000 3.99 1.6
2001 3.83 1.41
2002 3.69 1.37
2003 3.58 1.27
2004 3.55 1.26
2005 3.57 1.26
2006 3.6 1.28
2007 3.61 1.29
2008 3.62 1.28
2009 3.63 1.22
2010 3.66 1.15
2011 3.66 1.2
2012 3.68 1.29
2013 3.65 1.19
2014 3.64 1.25
2015 3.6 1.24
2016 3.57 1.2
2017 3.51 1.16
2018 3.46 1.14
2019 3.4 1.14
2020 3.35 1.1
2021 3.3 1.12
2022 3.25 1.04
2023 3.21 0.97

Namibia and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Namibia Singapore
1960 18.9 18.2
1961 18.7 18.1
1962 18.6 18
1963 18.5 18
1964 18.4 18.1
1965 18.4 18.2
1966 18.3 18.4
1967 18.3 18.6
1968 18.2 18.9
1969 18.1 19.3
1970 18.1 19.7
1971 18 20.1
1972 17.9 20.6
1973 17.8 21
1974 17.7 21.5
1975 17.6 22
1976 17.5 22.6
1977 17.3 23.1
1978 17 23.6
1979 16.8 24.2
1980 16.6 24.7
1981 16.4 25.3
1982 16.3 25.9
1983 16.4 26.4
1984 16.5 26.9
1985 16.7 27.3
1986 16.9 27.8
1987 17 28.3
1988 17.3 28.7
1989 17.8 29.1
1990 18.3 29.5
1991 18.4 29.8
1992 18.4 30.1
1993 18.5 30.4
1994 18.5 30.7
1995 18.6 31
1996 18.7 31.2
1997 18.8 31.4
1998 18.9 31.6
1999 18.9 31.9
2000 19 32.2
2001 19.1 32.5
2002 19.2 32.7
2003 19.3 33
2004 19.4 33.3
2005 19.6 33.5
2006 19.7 33.6
2007 19.9 33.6
2008 20 33.5
2009 20.3 33.6
2010 20.5 33.7
2011 20.7 33.9
2012 20.9 34
2013 21.1 34.1
2014 21.3 34.2
2015 21.4 34.4
2016 21.5 34.5
2017 21.6 34.8
2018 21.7 35
2019 21.8 35.2
2020 21.8 35.5
2021 21.8 35.8
2022 21.8 35.9
2023 21.9 36.2
2024 22.1 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
84.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
3.04%
2018
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
98%
2024

Energy

Namibia Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Namibia Singapore
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
84
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
97.7%
2021
English speaking
17.2%
2023
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Namibia Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Singapore
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,175 mi
2017

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