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Namibia vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 33rd vs. 15th).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Sudan
Population
3141364
52963918
Population rank 134/197 29/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Namibia and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Sudan
Year GDP
Namibia Sudan
1960 - $1,126,364,162
1961 - $1,222,860,429
1962 - $1,328,259,625
1963 - $1,351,234,926
1964 - $1,388,282,600
1965 - $1,446,869,619
1966 - $1,484,491,676
1967 - $1,607,409,539
1968 - $1,677,771,401
1969 - $1,847,501,441
1970 - $2,100,229,759
1971 - $2,288,340,041
1972 - $2,483,055,722
1973 - $3,077,254,460
1974 - $3,958,931,660
1975 - $4,823,090,192
1976 - $6,013,210,816
1977 - $7,499,005,639
1978 - $8,128,719,315
1979 - $8,418,407,787
1980 $2,421,990,338 $8,951,800,000
1981 $2,249,908,578 $10,753,888,154
1982 $2,118,710,248 $8,732,542,274
1983 $2,297,400,688 $8,230,153,846
1984 $1,951,260,038 $10,447,615,385
1985 $1,608,237,350 $8,075,259,600
1986 $1,809,048,527 $10,092,200,000
1987 $2,300,068,217 $12,093,333,333
1988 $2,495,094,746 $14,372,555,556
1989 $2,535,135,798 $21,408,111,111
1990 $2,789,921,854 $33,641,222,222
1991 $2,996,869,281 $44,171,194,366
1992 $3,429,521,699 $7,031,933,492
1993 $3,251,188,833 $8,881,005,436
1994 $3,666,503,530 $12,793,794,737
1995 $3,978,514,206 $13,830,363,900
1996 $3,989,163,197 $9,018,300,725
1997 $4,154,989,950 $11,681,175,864
1998 $3,873,109,866 $11,250,221,537
1999 $3,868,551,730 $10,682,028,340
2000 $3,922,232,165 $12,257,299,147
2001 $3,557,341,215 $15,716,361,792
2002 $3,349,169,826 $18,137,128,388
2003 $4,926,439,384 $21,355,298,460
2004 $6,609,205,995 $26,646,007,251
2005 $7,248,374,838 $35,182,711,988
2006 $8,001,779,551 $45,263,831,634
2007 $8,839,536,476 $59,440,139,775
2008 $8,607,431,497 $64,833,083,257
2009 $8,938,847,189 $51,621,044,077
2010 $11,431,412,421 $58,962,978,034
2011 $12,523,359,441 $55,018,567,211
2012 $13,042,053,592 $37,632,919,967
2013 $12,043,307,277 $43,024,018,082
2014 $12,435,430,970 $49,516,748,618
2015 $11,335,161,084 $51,726,758,677
2016 $10,722,018,732 $42,630,376,000
2017 $12,895,153,371 $41,283,617,976
2018 $13,682,019,076 $32,333,780,383
2019 $12,541,928,303 $32,338,079,165
2020 $10,583,748,542 $27,034,593,750
2021 $12,402,486,184 $34,229,513,775
2022 $12,569,449,123 $51,666,875,363
2023 $12,408,271,448 $39,898,289,821
2024 $13,372,354,269 $49,909,807,030

Namibia and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Sudan
1960 - $134.7
1961 - $141.6
1962 - $148.9
1963 - $146.6
1964 - $145.7
1965 - $146.8
1966 - $145.6
1967 - $152.4
1968 - $153.7
1969 - $163.5
1970 - $179.6
1971 - $189
1972 - $198.2
1973 - $235.8
1974 - $291.5
1975 - $343
1976 - $413
1977 - $497
1978 - $518
1979 - $515
1980 $2,468 $525
1981 $2,267 $605
1982 $2,097 $472
1983 $2,214 $431
1984 $1,830 $534
1985 $1,466 $406
1986 $1,599 $497
1987 $1,969 $584
1988 $2,063 $680
1989 $1,967 $992
1990 $2,037 $1,528
1991 $2,117 $1,966
1992 $2,347 $307
1993 $2,155 $379
1994 $2,356 $532
1995 $2,483 $561
1996 $2,423 $357
1997 $2,460 $453
1998 $2,235 $425
1999 $2,178 $394
2000 $2,157 $441
2001 $1,916 $551
2002 $1,772 $621
2003 $2,569 $714
2004 $3,403 $872
2005 $3,686 $1,125
2006 $4,017 $1,415
2007 $4,379 $1,814
2008 $4,205 $1,928
2009 $4,303 $1,493
2010 $5,418 $1,665
2011 $5,835 $1,522
2012 $5,943 $1,019
2013 $5,347 $1,139
2014 $5,378 $1,275
2015 $4,774 $1,292
2016 $4,396 $1,033
2017 $5,144 $967
2018 $5,309 $731
2019 $4,732 $710
2020 $3,879 $578
2021 $4,413 $712
2022 $4,350 $1,046
2023 $4,188 $797
2024 $4,413 $989

Namibia vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Sudan
1950 41.9 45.8
1951 42.5 46.2
1952 43.1 46.5
1953 43.8 46.9
1954 44.4 47.3
1955 45 47.7
1956 45.7 48.1
1957 46.4 48.5
1958 47.1 48.9
1959 47.8 49.2
1960 48.5 49.6
1961 49.2 50
1962 50 50.4
1963 50.6 50.8
1964 51.3 50.9
1965 52 51
1966 52.3 51.3
1967 52.9 51.5
1968 53.6 51.8
1969 54.1 52
1970 54.7 52.3
1971 55.3 52.5
1972 55.8 52.8
1973 56.4 53
1974 56.9 53.2
1975 57.6 53.3
1976 58 53.3
1977 58.6 53.5
1978 59.1 53.3
1979 59.5 53.4
1980 56.6 54.1
1981 56.9 54.4
1982 57.3 54.4
1983 57.6 49.6
1984 58.1 49.8
1985 58.5 50
1986 58.7 54.6
1987 59.1 54.7
1988 59 55
1989 60.8 54.9
1990 61.4 55.5
1991 60.8 55.6
1992 60.2 56
1993 59.3 56.1
1994 58.4 57
1995 57.5 57.4
1996 56.6 57.6
1997 55.8 58.1
1998 54.8 58.3
1999 54 58.6
2000 52.9 58.9
2001 52 59.3
2002 52 59.3
2003 51.9 58.3
2004 52.2 56.8
2005 52.6 57.2
2006 53.2 60.4
2007 54 61.4
2008 54.7 61.3
2009 55.3 62.7
2010 56.1 63
2011 56.6 63.2
2012 57.7 63.4
2013 58.5 63.4
2014 59.3 64
2015 60 64.4
2016 60.8 64.7
2017 61.7 65.1
2018 62.6 65.5
2019 63.5 65.8
2020 64.1 65.1
2021 60.8 64.5
2022 64.2 65.7
2023 67.4 66.3
2024 67.5 66.5
2025 67.7 66.7

Namibia and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Sudan
Year Population
Namibia Sudan
1960 591,465 8,364,489
1961 603,067 8,634,941
1962 615,759 8,919,028
1963 629,589 9,218,077
1964 644,530 9,531,109
1965 660,558 9,858,030
1966 677,655 10,197,578
1967 696,045 10,550,597
1968 715,542 10,917,999
1969 736,120 11,298,936
1970 757,868 11,695,771
1971 780,584 12,105,539
1972 804,399 12,527,856
1973 828,928 13,049,315
1974 854,320 13,580,723
1975 881,032 14,064,798
1976 906,566 14,569,716
1977 931,104 15,086,614
1978 947,269 15,695,003
1979 962,825 16,355,352
1980 981,434 17,058,905
1981 992,500 17,780,572
1982 1,010,308 18,486,645
1983 1,037,511 19,109,770
1984 1,065,989 19,546,528
1985 1,096,890 19,905,872
1986 1,131,081 20,288,238
1987 1,167,889 20,704,904
1988 1,209,696 21,138,431
1989 1,288,947 21,578,022
1990 1,369,303 22,021,481
1991 1,415,684 22,470,676
1992 1,461,322 22,927,355
1993 1,508,697 23,445,592
1994 1,556,304 24,043,948
1995 1,602,170 24,672,143
1996 1,646,103 25,231,528
1997 1,689,264 25,799,821
1998 1,732,745 26,458,999
1999 1,776,368 27,130,613
2000 1,818,647 27,816,745
2001 1,857,048 28,516,770
2002 1,889,970 29,228,727
2003 1,917,464 29,896,035
2004 1,942,082 30,556,637
2005 1,966,582 31,262,444
2006 1,991,888 31,992,435
2007 2,018,600 32,764,135
2008 2,047,056 33,623,980
2009 2,077,394 34,569,113
2010 2,109,811 35,414,399
2011 2,146,325 36,140,806
2012 2,194,654 36,923,178
2013 2,252,508 37,785,849
2014 2,312,139 38,823,318
2015 2,374,300 40,024,431
2016 2,439,213 41,259,892
2017 2,506,853 42,714,306
2018 2,577,327 44,230,596
2019 2,650,494 45,548,175
2020 2,728,762 46,789,231
2021 2,810,548 48,066,924
2022 2,889,662 49,383,346
2023 2,963,095 50,042,791
2024 3,030,131 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Namibia and Sudan

Fertility rate
Namibia

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Sudan
1960 6.24 6.66
1961 6.29 6.66
1962 6.35 6.7
1963 6.41 6.76
1964 6.43 6.8
1965 6.45 6.84
1966 6.47 6.88
1967 6.49 6.91
1968 6.5 6.95
1969 6.51 6.97
1970 6.52 6.99
1971 6.52 7.02
1972 6.53 6.98
1973 6.54 6.94
1974 6.55 6.91
1975 6.53 6.87
1976 6.49 6.82
1977 6.44 6.78
1978 6.38 6.72
1979 6.31 6.65
1980 6.24 6.59
1981 6.16 6.53
1982 6.08 6.47
1983 6 6.41
1984 5.94 6.34
1985 5.88 6.28
1986 5.79 6.23
1987 5.7 6.18
1988 5.61 6.13
1989 5.52 6.11
1990 5.4 6.07
1991 5.29 6.05
1992 5.11 6.02
1993 4.91 5.97
1994 4.68 5.91
1995 4.42 5.86
1996 4.2 5.79
1997 4.17 5.72
1998 4.18 5.65
1999 4.14 5.62
2000 3.99 5.6
2001 3.83 5.56
2002 3.69 5.53
2003 3.58 5.49
2004 3.55 5.46
2005 3.57 5.4
2006 3.6 5.33
2007 3.61 5.27
2008 3.62 5.21
2009 3.63 5.17
2010 3.66 5.14
2011 3.66 5.09
2012 3.68 5.03
2013 3.65 4.97
2014 3.64 4.91
2015 3.6 4.9
2016 3.57 4.83
2017 3.51 4.76
2018 3.46 4.68
2019 3.4 4.62
2020 3.35 4.54
2021 3.3 4.46
2022 3.25 4.38
2023 3.21 4.32

Namibia and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Namibia Sudan
1960 18.9 16.7
1961 18.7 16.7
1962 18.6 16.7
1963 18.5 16.6
1964 18.4 16.5
1965 18.4 16.5
1966 18.3 16.4
1967 18.3 16.4
1968 18.2 16.3
1969 18.1 16.3
1970 18.1 16.2
1971 18 16.2
1972 17.9 16.1
1973 17.8 16
1974 17.7 15.9
1975 17.6 16
1976 17.5 16
1977 17.3 16.1
1978 17 16.2
1979 16.8 16.4
1980 16.6 16.5
1981 16.4 16.6
1982 16.3 16.7
1983 16.4 16.7
1984 16.5 16.8
1985 16.7 16.8
1986 16.9 16.8
1987 17 16.9
1988 17.3 16.9
1989 17.8 16.8
1990 18.3 16.8
1991 18.4 16.8
1992 18.4 16.8
1993 18.5 16.8
1994 18.5 16.8
1995 18.6 16.8
1996 18.7 16.8
1997 18.8 16.8
1998 18.9 16.8
1999 18.9 16.9
2000 19 16.9
2001 19.1 17
2002 19.2 17
2003 19.3 17.1
2004 19.4 17.1
2005 19.6 17.1
2006 19.7 17.2
2007 19.9 17.3
2008 20 17.3
2009 20.3 17.4
2010 20.5 17.5
2011 20.7 17.4
2012 20.9 17.5
2013 21.1 17.5
2014 21.3 17.7
2015 21.4 17.9
2016 21.5 18.1
2017 21.6 18.3
2018 21.7 18.6
2019 21.8 18.7
2020 21.8 18.9
2021 21.8 19
2022 21.8 19.2
2023 21.9 19.3
2024 22.1 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
3.2%
2014
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
15.3%
2014

Energy

Namibia Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Namibia Sudan
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
60.7%
2018
English speaking
17.2%
2023
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Namibia Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
0.26
2017
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Sudan
% of world land
0.55%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
19,263 mi
2019

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