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Namibia vs Spain statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 48.8M in Spain (ranked 32/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 192,934 sq mi for Spain (ranked 33rd vs. 51st).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Spain ranks 14/197 ($1.72T). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Spain ranks 31/197 ($35,297).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Spain
Population
3141364
48786181
Population rank 134/197 32/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$1.72T
2024
GDP rank 147/197 14/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$35,297
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 31/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$56,926
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$1.75T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
100.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$35,940
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 19/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$24,195
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
192,934 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
253 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.12
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
46.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
84 years
2025

Namibia and Spain: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Spain economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Spain
Year GDP
Namibia Spain
1960 - $12,424,514,014
1961 - $14,238,126,760
1962 - $16,609,632,791
1963 - $19,631,714,760
1964 - $21,966,876,027
1965 - $25,479,619,607
1966 - $29,559,436,183
1967 - $32,570,905,397
1968 - $32,394,326,464
1969 - $37,090,689,288
1970 - $40,963,715,237
1971 - $46,586,119,760
1972 - $59,090,176,029
1973 - $78,583,355,226
1974 - $97,204,522,642
1975 - $114,695,060,870
1976 - $118,422,534,195
1977 - $132,354,665,936
1978 - $160,484,969,618
1979 - $214,448,666,336
1980 $2,421,990,338 $232,600,556,974
1981 $2,249,908,578 $202,663,023,968
1982 $2,118,710,248 $195,856,752,991
1983 $2,297,400,688 $170,829,074,246
1984 $1,951,260,038 $171,979,977,230
1985 $1,608,237,350 $180,664,322,896
1986 $1,809,048,527 $251,141,555,186
1987 $2,300,068,217 $318,520,253,335
1988 $2,495,094,746 $375,891,716,898
1989 $2,535,135,798 $414,460,794,097
1990 $2,789,921,854 $536,175,326,477
1991 $2,996,869,281 $576,753,902,322
1992 $3,429,521,699 $630,465,353,486
1993 $3,251,188,833 $524,700,572,624
1994 $3,666,503,530 $530,183,651,720
1995 $3,978,514,206 $614,170,002,669
1996 $3,989,163,197 $642,251,412,058
1997 $4,154,989,950 $589,739,772,727
1998 $3,873,109,866 $618,731,484,575
1999 $3,868,551,730 $634,394,904,387
2000 $3,922,232,165 $598,102,854,756
2001 $3,557,341,215 $627,798,682,379
2002 $3,349,169,826 $708,938,227,244
2003 $4,926,439,384 $907,963,217,058
2004 $6,609,205,995 $1,069,829,382,515
2005 $7,248,374,838 $1,154,667,551,776
2006 $8,001,779,551 $1,261,846,683,275
2007 $8,839,536,476 $1,476,746,276,855
2008 $8,607,431,497 $1,636,115,447,613
2009 $8,938,847,189 $1,496,587,590,848
2010 $11,431,412,421 $1,427,989,078,917
2011 $12,523,359,441 $1,487,568,659,241
2012 $13,042,053,592 $1,330,994,811,670
2013 $12,043,307,277 $1,362,186,923,158
2014 $12,435,430,970 $1,380,244,561,362
2015 $11,335,161,084 $1,206,164,777,553
2016 $10,722,018,732 $1,243,015,667,917
2017 $12,895,153,371 $1,321,754,088,819
2018 $13,682,019,076 $1,431,642,809,327
2019 $12,541,928,303 $1,403,496,387,686
2020 $10,583,748,542 $1,289,783,836,971
2021 $12,402,486,184 $1,461,244,901,853
2022 $12,569,449,123 $1,446,498,147,749
2023 $12,408,271,448 $1,620,090,734,957
2024 $13,372,354,269 $1,722,745,978,335

Namibia and Spain economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Spain
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Spain
1960 - $408
1961 - $463
1962 - $535
1963 - $627
1964 - $695
1965 - $797
1966 - $916
1967 - $997
1968 - $978
1969 - $1,109
1970 - $1,211
1971 - $1,361
1972 - $1,708
1973 - $2,246
1974 - $2,748
1975 - $3,208
1976 - $3,277
1977 - $3,625
1978 - $4,353
1979 - $5,766
1980 $2,468 $6,204
1981 $2,267 $5,367
1982 $2,097 $5,156
1983 $2,214 $4,475
1984 $1,830 $4,487
1985 $1,466 $4,696
1986 $1,599 $6,509
1987 $1,969 $8,234
1988 $2,063 $9,696
1989 $1,967 $10,674
1990 $2,037 $13,795
1991 $2,117 $14,801
1992 $2,347 $16,101
1993 $2,155 $13,330
1994 $2,356 $13,406
1995 $2,483 $15,461
1996 $2,423 $16,101
1997 $2,460 $14,722
1998 $2,235 $15,382
1999 $2,178 $15,708
2000 $2,157 $14,743
2001 $1,916 $15,368
2002 $1,772 $17,111
2003 $2,569 $21,522
2004 $3,403 $24,925
2005 $3,686 $26,451
2006 $4,017 $28,422
2007 $4,379 $32,652
2008 $4,205 $35,603
2009 $4,303 $32,280
2010 $5,418 $30,659
2011 $5,835 $31,825
2012 $5,943 $28,456
2013 $5,347 $29,229
2014 $5,378 $29,708
2015 $4,774 $25,982
2016 $4,396 $26,756
2017 $5,144 $28,381
2018 $5,309 $30,602
2019 $4,732 $29,787
2020 $3,879 $27,234
2021 $4,413 $30,799
2022 $4,350 $30,270
2023 $4,188 $33,509
2024 $4,413 $35,297

Namibia vs. Spain life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Spain
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Spain
1950 41.9 61.8
1951 42.5 61.5
1952 43.1 64.8
1953 43.8 65.7
1954 44.4 66.9
1955 45 66.7
1956 45.7 66.8
1957 46.4 66.6
1958 47.1 68.8
1959 47.8 68.7
1960 48.5 69.2
1961 49.2 69.6
1962 50 69.6
1963 50.6 69.8
1964 51.3 70.5
1965 52 70.9
1966 52.3 71.2
1967 52.9 71.3
1968 53.6 71.7
1969 54.1 71.1
1970 54.7 72.1
1971 55.3 71.7
1972 55.8 73
1973 56.4 72.7
1974 56.9 73.1
1975 57.6 73.5
1976 58 73.8
1977 58.6 74.3
1978 59.1 74.5
1979 59.5 75
1980 56.6 75.5
1981 56.9 75.7
1982 57.3 76.3
1983 57.6 76.1
1984 58.1 76.5
1985 58.5 76.4
1986 58.7 76.7
1987 59.1 77
1988 59 76.9
1989 60.8 77
1990 61.4 77
1991 60.8 77.1
1992 60.2 77.6
1993 59.3 77.7
1994 58.4 78.1
1995 57.5 78.2
1996 56.6 78.3
1997 55.8 78.9
1998 54.8 78.9
1999 54 78.9
2000 52.9 79.4
2001 52 79.7
2002 52 79.8
2003 51.9 79.7
2004 52.2 80.3
2005 52.6 80.3
2006 53.2 81
2007 54 81
2008 54.7 81.3
2009 55.3 81.6
2010 56.1 82
2011 56.6 82.2
2012 57.7 82.2
2013 58.5 82.7
2014 59.3 82.8
2015 60 82.6
2016 60.8 83
2017 61.7 83
2018 62.6 83.1
2019 63.5 83.5
2020 64.1 82.2
2021 60.8 83
2022 64.2 82.4
2023 67.4 83.7
2024 67.5 83.8
2025 67.7 84

Namibia and Spain population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Spain
Year Population
Namibia Spain
1960 591,465 30,455,000
1961 603,067 30,739,250
1962 615,759 31,023,366
1963 629,589 31,296,651
1964 644,530 31,609,195
1965 660,558 31,954,292
1966 677,655 32,283,194
1967 696,045 32,682,947
1968 715,542 33,113,134
1969 736,120 33,441,054
1970 757,868 33,814,531
1971 780,584 34,224,490
1972 804,399 34,604,469
1973 828,928 34,988,947
1974 854,320 35,373,335
1975 881,032 35,757,900
1976 906,566 36,137,812
1977 931,104 36,511,638
1978 947,269 36,864,898
1979 962,825 37,191,330
1980 981,434 37,491,165
1981 992,500 37,758,631
1982 1,010,308 37,986,012
1983 1,037,511 38,171,525
1984 1,065,989 38,330,364
1985 1,096,890 38,469,512
1986 1,131,081 38,584,624
1987 1,167,889 38,684,815
1988 1,209,696 38,766,939
1989 1,288,947 38,827,764
1990 1,369,303 38,867,322
1991 1,415,684 38,966,376
1992 1,461,322 39,157,685
1993 1,508,697 39,361,262
1994 1,556,304 39,549,108
1995 1,602,170 39,724,050
1996 1,646,103 39,889,852
1997 1,689,264 40,057,389
1998 1,732,745 40,223,509
1999 1,776,368 40,386,875
2000 1,818,647 40,567,864
2001 1,857,048 40,850,412
2002 1,889,970 41,431,558
2003 1,917,464 42,187,645
2004 1,942,082 42,921,895
2005 1,966,582 43,653,155
2006 1,991,888 44,397,319
2007 2,018,600 45,226,803
2008 2,047,056 45,954,106
2009 2,077,394 46,362,946
2010 2,109,811 46,576,897
2011 2,146,325 46,742,697
2012 2,194,654 46,773,055
2013 2,252,508 46,604,197
2014 2,312,139 46,460,733
2015 2,374,300 46,422,303
2016 2,439,213 46,458,139
2017 2,506,853 46,571,232
2018 2,577,327 46,782,011
2019 2,650,494 47,118,501
2020 2,728,762 47,359,424
2021 2,810,548 47,443,821
2022 2,889,662 47,786,102
2023 2,963,095 48,347,910
2024 3,030,131 48,807,137

Fertility rates in Namibia and Spain

Fertility rate
Namibia

Spain
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Spain
1960 6.24 2.86
1961 6.29 2.77
1962 6.35 2.8
1963 6.41 2.88
1964 6.43 3.01
1965 6.45 2.94
1966 6.47 2.91
1967 6.49 2.94
1968 6.5 2.87
1969 6.51 2.86
1970 6.52 2.84
1971 6.52 2.9
1972 6.53 2.87
1973 6.54 2.84
1974 6.55 2.88
1975 6.53 2.77
1976 6.49 2.77
1977 6.44 2.65
1978 6.38 2.54
1979 6.31 2.37
1980 6.24 2.22
1981 6.16 2.04
1982 6.08 1.94
1983 6 1.8
1984 5.94 1.73
1985 5.88 1.64
1986 5.79 1.56
1987 5.7 1.49
1988 5.61 1.45
1989 5.52 1.4
1990 5.4 1.36
1991 5.29 1.33
1992 5.11 1.31
1993 4.91 1.26
1994 4.68 1.19
1995 4.42 1.16
1996 4.2 1.14
1997 4.17 1.15
1998 4.18 1.13
1999 4.14 1.17
2000 3.99 1.22
2001 3.83 1.23
2002 3.69 1.25
2003 3.58 1.3
2004 3.55 1.31
2005 3.57 1.33
2006 3.6 1.36
2007 3.61 1.38
2008 3.62 1.45
2009 3.63 1.38
2010 3.66 1.37
2011 3.66 1.34
2012 3.68 1.32
2013 3.65 1.27
2014 3.64 1.32
2015 3.6 1.33
2016 3.57 1.33
2017 3.51 1.31
2018 3.46 1.26
2019 3.4 1.23
2020 3.35 1.18
2021 3.3 1.18
2022 3.25 1.16
2023 3.21 1.12

Namibia and Spain demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Spain
Year Median age, years
Namibia Spain
1960 18.9 29.4
1961 18.7 29.6
1962 18.6 29.7
1963 18.5 29.9
1964 18.4 30.1
1965 18.4 30.2
1966 18.3 30.3
1967 18.3 30.4
1968 18.2 30.4
1969 18.1 30.2
1970 18.1 30.1
1971 18 30.1
1972 17.9 30
1973 17.8 30
1974 17.7 30
1975 17.6 30
1976 17.5 30.1
1977 17.3 30.2
1978 17 30.4
1979 16.8 30.6
1980 16.6 30.7
1981 16.4 30.9
1982 16.3 31.1
1983 16.4 31.4
1984 16.5 31.6
1985 16.7 31.9
1986 16.9 32.2
1987 17 32.5
1988 17.3 32.9
1989 17.8 33.2
1990 18.3 33.6
1991 18.4 33.9
1992 18.4 34.2
1993 18.5 34.6
1994 18.5 34.9
1995 18.6 35.3
1996 18.7 35.7
1997 18.8 36.2
1998 18.9 36.6
1999 18.9 37
2000 19 37.4
2001 19.1 37.8
2002 19.2 38.1
2003 19.3 38.3
2004 19.4 38.5
2005 19.6 38.8
2006 19.7 39
2007 19.9 39.2
2008 20 39.4
2009 20.3 39.8
2010 20.5 40.2
2011 20.7 40.6
2012 20.9 41.1
2013 21.1 41.7
2014 21.3 42.2
2015 21.4 42.7
2016 21.5 43.1
2017 21.6 43.5
2018 21.7 43.8
2019 21.8 44.1
2020 21.8 44.5
2021 21.8 44.9
2022 21.8 45.4
2023 21.9 45.9
2024 22.1 46.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Spain
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$1.63T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
45.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
4.59%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
1.51%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
199,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-2.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
69.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
19.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
66.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
24.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
2.2%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
1,180,703
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.96%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
34
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
277
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
$754B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$108B
2024
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$6.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
36,410,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
19.8%
1998
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
98.4%
2024

Energy

Namibia Spain
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
2,294 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$23.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
217.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
4.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
68.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
25.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
77%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
5,118 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
47%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
10.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.9%
2023
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Namibia Spain
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.6%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
+111,674
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
81.8%
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
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
80.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
56
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
89
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
0.69
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
176
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
99.7%
2021
English speaking
17.2%
2023
22%
2023
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
95.8%
2024

Health

Namibia Spain
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$2,911
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$558
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
4.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
31.5 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
3.1
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
16.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
9.7%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
76
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
28.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
9.16 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Spain
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
3,953 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
95,648 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
71,757 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
424,505 mi
2020

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