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Namibia vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

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Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 33rd vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Sri Lanka
Population
3141364
22125995
Population rank 134/197 63/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Namibia and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Namibia Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 - $1,698,319,328
1966 - $1,751,470,588
1967 - $1,859,465,021
1968 - $1,801,344,538
1969 - $1,965,546,218
1970 - $2,296,470,588
1971 - $2,369,308,600
1972 - $2,553,936,348
1973 - $2,875,625,000
1974 - $3,574,586,466
1975 - $3,791,298,146
1976 - $3,591,319,857
1977 - $4,104,509,583
1978 - $2,733,183,857
1979 - $3,364,611,432
1980 $2,421,990,338 $4,024,621,900
1981 $2,249,908,578 $4,415,844,156
1982 $2,118,710,248 $4,768,765,017
1983 $2,297,400,688 $5,167,913,302
1984 $1,951,260,038 $6,043,474,843
1985 $1,608,237,350 $5,978,460,972
1986 $1,809,048,527 $6,405,210,564
1987 $2,300,068,217 $6,682,167,120
1988 $2,495,094,746 $6,978,371,581
1989 $2,535,135,798 $6,987,267,684
1990 $2,789,921,854 $8,032,551,173
1991 $2,996,869,281 $9,000,362,582
1992 $3,429,521,699 $9,703,011,636
1993 $3,251,188,833 $10,338,679,636
1994 $3,666,503,530 $11,717,604,209
1995 $3,978,514,206 $13,029,697,561
1996 $3,989,163,197 $13,897,738,375
1997 $4,154,989,950 $15,091,913,884
1998 $3,873,109,866 $15,794,972,847
1999 $3,868,551,730 $15,656,327,860
2000 $3,922,232,165 $16,330,814,180
2001 $3,557,341,215 $15,749,753,805
2002 $3,349,169,826 $16,536,535,647
2003 $4,926,439,384 $18,881,765,437
2004 $6,609,205,995 $20,662,525,941
2005 $7,248,374,838 $24,405,791,045
2006 $8,001,779,551 $28,279,802,406
2007 $8,839,536,476 $32,350,238,760
2008 $8,607,431,497 $40,713,826,215
2009 $8,938,847,189 $42,066,224,093
2010 $11,431,412,421 $58,636,161,082
2011 $12,523,359,441 $67,753,284,044
2012 $13,042,053,592 $70,447,216,891
2013 $12,043,307,277 $77,000,578,167
2014 $12,435,430,970 $82,528,535,714
2015 $11,335,161,084 $85,090,301,052
2016 $10,722,018,732 $88,000,211,172
2017 $12,895,153,371 $94,369,350,286
2018 $13,682,019,076 $94,450,015,983
2019 $12,541,928,303 $88,998,706,297
2020 $10,583,748,542 $84,335,574,582
2021 $12,402,486,184 $88,556,698,938
2022 $12,569,449,123 $74,143,020,263
2023 $12,408,271,448 $83,716,142,582
2024 $13,372,354,269 $98,963,185,510

Namibia and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 - $155.6
1966 - $156.6
1967 - $162.3
1968 - $153.5
1969 - $163.6
1970 - $186.9
1971 - $188.8
1972 - $199.4
1973 - $220.2
1974 - $268.7
1975 - $279.8
1976 - $260.3
1977 - $292.1
1978 - $191
1979 - $230.8
1980 $2,468 $271.1
1981 $2,267 $292.5
1982 $2,097 $312
1983 $2,214 $336
1984 $1,830 $391
1985 $1,466 $385
1986 $1,599 $407
1987 $1,969 $420
1988 $2,063 $434
1989 $1,967 $430
1990 $2,037 $491
1991 $2,117 $546
1992 $2,347 $580
1993 $2,155 $607
1994 $2,356 $678
1995 $2,483 $742
1996 $2,423 $776
1997 $2,460 $827
1998 $2,235 $849
1999 $2,178 $826
2000 $2,157 $846
2001 $1,916 $804
2002 $1,772 $835
2003 $2,569 $946
2004 $3,403 $1,029
2005 $3,686 $1,207
2006 $4,017 $1,390
2007 $4,379 $1,579
2008 $4,205 $1,974
2009 $4,303 $2,027
2010 $5,418 $2,808
2011 $5,835 $3,225
2012 $5,943 $3,328
2013 $5,347 $3,741
2014 $5,378 $3,972
2015 $4,774 $4,058
2016 $4,396 $4,149
2017 $5,144 $4,399
2018 $5,309 $4,359
2019 $4,732 $4,082
2020 $3,879 $3,848
2021 $4,413 $3,997
2022 $4,350 $3,343
2023 $4,188 $3,799
2024 $4,413 $4,516

Namibia vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Sri Lanka
1950 41.9 53.2
1951 42.5 54
1952 43.1 54.9
1953 43.8 55.6
1954 44.4 56.4
1955 45 57.2
1956 45.7 57.9
1957 46.4 58.5
1958 47.1 59.3
1959 47.8 60
1960 48.5 60.6
1961 49.2 61.2
1962 50 61.6
1963 50.6 62
1964 51.3 62.4
1965 52 62.8
1966 52.3 63.2
1967 52.9 63.6
1968 53.6 63.9
1969 54.1 64.1
1970 54.7 64.4
1971 55.3 64.2
1972 55.8 64.6
1973 56.4 64.8
1974 56.9 65
1975 57.6 65.4
1976 58 65.8
1977 58.6 66.4
1978 59.1 66.8
1979 59.5 67.5
1980 56.6 68
1981 56.9 68.4
1982 57.3 68.7
1983 57.6 68.7
1984 58.1 68.8
1985 58.5 68.9
1986 58.7 69
1987 59.1 69
1988 59 69
1989 60.8 67.3
1990 61.4 69.2
1991 60.8 69.1
1992 60.2 69.6
1993 59.3 70
1994 58.4 70.2
1995 57.5 69.7
1996 56.6 69.8
1997 55.8 69.9
1998 54.8 70.1
1999 54 70.4
2000 52.9 71.2
2001 52 71.8
2002 52 72.3
2003 51.9 72.4
2004 52.2 68
2005 52.6 73.1
2006 53.2 72.8
2007 54 73
2008 54.7 72.6
2009 55.3 70.3
2010 56.1 74.5
2011 56.6 74.7
2012 57.7 75.2
2013 58.5 75.5
2014 59.3 75.8
2015 60 76
2016 60.8 76.1
2017 61.7 76.2
2018 62.6 76.5
2019 63.5 76.7
2020 64.1 76.9
2021 60.8 76.3
2022 64.2 77.3
2023 67.4 77.5
2024 67.5 77.7
2025 67.7 77.9

Namibia and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Namibia Sri Lanka
1960 591,465 9,661,389
1961 603,067 9,899,372
1962 615,759 10,143,754
1963 629,589 10,395,040
1964 644,530 10,653,397
1965 660,558 10,916,965
1966 677,655 11,183,928
1967 696,045 11,457,328
1968 715,542 11,736,088
1969 736,120 12,013,858
1970 757,868 12,287,110
1971 780,584 12,551,910
1972 804,399 12,809,205
1973 828,928 13,060,916
1974 854,320 13,305,693
1975 881,032 13,548,984
1976 906,566 13,796,770
1977 931,104 14,049,371
1978 947,269 14,310,128
1979 962,825 14,579,614
1980 981,434 14,847,974
1981 992,500 15,099,414
1982 1,010,308 15,286,567
1983 1,037,511 15,388,794
1984 1,065,989 15,441,860
1985 1,096,890 15,544,154
1986 1,131,081 15,731,256
1987 1,167,889 15,916,576
1988 1,209,696 16,078,621
1989 1,288,947 16,248,557
1990 1,369,303 16,352,458
1991 1,415,684 16,475,354
1992 1,461,322 16,739,284
1993 1,508,697 17,025,918
1994 1,556,304 17,275,773
1995 1,602,170 17,564,068
1996 1,646,103 17,905,018
1997 1,689,264 18,248,200
1998 1,732,745 18,596,003
1999 1,776,368 18,944,731
2000 1,818,647 19,293,054
2001 1,857,048 19,600,362
2002 1,889,970 19,805,752
2003 1,917,464 19,951,521
2004 1,942,082 20,087,605
2005 1,966,582 20,216,524
2006 1,991,888 20,352,411
2007 2,018,600 20,492,545
2008 2,047,056 20,629,378
2009 2,077,394 20,756,435
2010 2,109,811 20,879,089
2011 2,146,325 21,009,048
2012 2,194,654 21,169,458
2013 2,252,508 20,585,000
2014 2,312,139 20,778,000
2015 2,374,300 20,970,000
2016 2,439,213 21,209,000
2017 2,506,853 21,453,000
2018 2,577,327 21,670,000
2019 2,650,494 21,803,000
2020 2,728,762 21,919,000
2021 2,810,548 22,156,000
2022 2,889,662 22,181,000
2023 2,963,095 22,037,000
2024 3,030,131 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Namibia and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Namibia

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Sri Lanka
1960 6.24 5.35
1961 6.29 5.24
1962 6.35 5.18
1963 6.41 5.12
1964 6.43 5.06
1965 6.45 4.93
1966 6.47 4.83
1967 6.49 4.79
1968 6.5 4.66
1969 6.51 4.5
1970 6.52 4.39
1971 6.52 4.27
1972 6.53 4.16
1973 6.54 4
1974 6.55 3.86
1975 6.53 3.82
1976 6.49 3.78
1977 6.44 3.74
1978 6.38 3.81
1979 6.31 3.82
1980 6.24 3.73
1981 6.16 3.65
1982 6.08 3.32
1983 6 3.11
1984 5.94 3.01
1985 5.88 2.9
1986 5.79 2.74
1987 5.7 2.64
1988 5.61 2.57
1989 5.52 2.58
1990 5.4 2.54
1991 5.29 2.51
1992 5.11 2.49
1993 4.91 2.44
1994 4.68 2.4
1995 4.42 2.35
1996 4.2 2.29
1997 4.17 2.22
1998 4.18 2.14
1999 4.14 2.14
2000 3.99 2.21
2001 3.83 2.28
2002 3.69 2.31
2003 3.58 2.3
2004 3.55 2.27
2005 3.57 2.26
2006 3.6 2.29
2007 3.61 2.3
2008 3.62 2.23
2009 3.63 2.18
2010 3.66 2.13
2011 3.66 2.14
2012 3.68 2.17
2013 3.65 2.18
2014 3.64 2.13
2015 3.6 2.09
2016 3.57 2.06
2017 3.51 2.04
2018 3.46 2.03
2019 3.4 2.02
2020 3.35 2.01
2021 3.3 2
2022 3.25 1.98
2023 3.21 1.97

Namibia and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Namibia Sri Lanka
1960 18.9 19.5
1961 18.7 19.5
1962 18.6 19.5
1963 18.5 19.5
1964 18.4 19.5
1965 18.4 19.5
1966 18.3 19.6
1967 18.3 19.7
1968 18.2 19.8
1969 18.1 19.9
1970 18.1 20
1971 18 20.1
1972 17.9 20.2
1973 17.8 20.4
1974 17.7 20.6
1975 17.6 20.7
1976 17.5 20.9
1977 17.3 21
1978 17 21.2
1979 16.8 21.3
1980 16.6 21.5
1981 16.4 21.6
1982 16.3 21.7
1983 16.4 21.9
1984 16.5 22
1985 16.7 22.2
1986 16.9 22.5
1987 17 22.8
1988 17.3 23.1
1989 17.8 23.4
1990 18.3 23.6
1991 18.4 23.9
1992 18.4 24.3
1993 18.5 24.6
1994 18.5 24.9
1995 18.6 25.3
1996 18.7 25.8
1997 18.8 26.2
1998 18.9 26.5
1999 18.9 26.9
2000 19 27.2
2001 19.1 27.6
2002 19.2 27.9
2003 19.3 28.2
2004 19.4 28.5
2005 19.6 28.8
2006 19.7 29
2007 19.9 29.3
2008 20 29.6
2009 20.3 29.9
2010 20.5 30.2
2011 20.7 30.5
2012 20.9 30.8
2013 21.1 31.1
2014 21.3 31.4
2015 21.4 31.7
2016 21.5 32
2017 21.6 32.3
2018 21.7 32.5
2019 21.8 32.8
2020 21.8 33.1
2021 21.8 33.3
2022 21.8 33.6
2023 21.9 33.8
2024 22.1 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
8.22%
2020
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
81.7%
2024

Energy

Namibia Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Namibia Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
92.7%
2023
English speaking
17.2%
2023
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Namibia Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
70,894 mi
2010

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