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Namibia vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 33rd vs. 87th).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Syria
Population
3141364
26304877
Population rank 134/197 57/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 147/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 126/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 100/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$731
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
73 years
2025

Namibia and Syria: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Syria economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Syria
Year GDP
Namibia Syria
1960 - $857,704,413
1961 - $945,244,972
1962 - $1,110,565,881
1963 - $1,200,447,408
1964 - $1,339,494,267
1965 - $1,472,036,540
1966 - $1,342,287,553
1967 - $1,580,229,799
1968 - $1,753,746,430
1969 - $2,245,011,515
1970 - $2,140,384,010
1971 - $2,589,851,325
1972 - $3,059,681,698
1973 - $3,239,487,516
1974 - $5,159,557,148
1975 - $6,826,980,444
1976 - $7,633,528,867
1977 - $7,696,011,396
1978 - $9,275,200,458
1979 - $9,929,681,529
1980 $2,421,990,338 $13,062,420,382
1981 $2,249,908,578 $15,518,201,335
1982 $2,118,710,248 $16,298,929,011
1983 $2,297,400,688 $17,589,277,143
1984 $1,951,260,038 $17,503,078,174
1985 $1,608,237,350 $16,403,539,893
1986 $1,809,048,527 $13,293,205,278
1987 $2,300,068,217 $11,356,215,543
1988 $2,495,094,746 $10,577,041,645
1989 $2,535,135,798 $9,853,395,762
1990 $2,789,921,854 $12,308,624,418
1991 $2,996,869,281 $12,981,833,333
1992 $3,429,521,699 $13,253,565,861
1993 $3,251,188,833 $13,695,962,055
1994 $3,666,503,530 $10,122,020,000
1995 $3,978,514,206 $11,396,706,587
1996 $3,989,163,197 $13,789,560,878
1997 $4,154,989,950 $14,505,233,463
1998 $3,873,109,866 $15,200,846,154
1999 $3,868,551,730 $15,873,875,969
2000 $3,922,232,165 $18,937,052,543
2001 $3,557,341,215 $20,237,024,725
2002 $3,349,169,826 $20,669,357,462
2003 $4,926,439,384 $21,828,144,686
2004 $6,609,205,995 $25,086,950,495
2005 $7,248,374,838 $28,858,965,517
2006 $8,001,779,551 $33,751,788,856
2007 $8,839,536,476 $40,465,318,382
2008 $8,607,431,497 $52,557,913,569
2009 $8,938,847,189 $54,111,735,629
2010 $11,431,412,421 $61,390,830,875
2011 $12,523,359,441 $67,539,428,159
2012 $13,042,053,592 $43,190,318,033
2013 $12,043,307,277 $21,361,254,635
2014 $12,435,430,970 $21,502,061,466
2015 $11,335,161,084 $16,466,863,117
2016 $10,722,018,732 $12,597,854,877
2017 $12,895,153,371 $16,369,843,352
2018 $13,682,019,076 $21,497,782,868
2019 $12,541,928,303 $22,583,045,060
2020 $10,583,748,542 $12,047,752,036
2021 $12,402,486,184 $14,353,205,678
2022 $12,569,449,123 $23,622,827,080
2023 $12,408,271,448 $19,993,439,950
2024 $13,372,354,269 -

Namibia and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Syria
1960 - $183.5
1961 - $196.3
1962 - $223.9
1963 - $234.9
1964 - $254.2
1965 - $270.8
1966 - $239.3
1967 - $272.9
1968 - $293.3
1969 - $364
1970 - $335
1971 - $393
1972 - $448
1973 - $459
1974 - $707
1975 - $904
1976 - $976
1977 - $951
1978 - $1,108
1979 - $1,146
1980 $2,468 $1,458
1981 $2,267 $1,676
1982 $2,097 $1,703
1983 $2,214 $1,776
1984 $1,830 $1,706
1985 $1,466 $1,544
1986 $1,599 $1,208
1987 $1,969 $997
1988 $2,063 $898
1989 $1,967 $809
1990 $2,037 $978
1991 $2,117 $1,000
1992 $2,347 $990
1993 $2,155 $993
1994 $2,356 $712
1995 $2,483 $780
1996 $2,423 $918
1997 $2,460 $941
1998 $2,235 $961
1999 $2,178 $978
2000 $2,157 $1,138
2001 $1,916 $1,187
2002 $1,772 $1,183
2003 $2,569 $1,220
2004 $3,403 $1,368
2005 $3,686 $1,534
2006 $4,017 $1,719
2007 $4,379 $1,938
2008 $4,205 $2,429
2009 $4,303 $2,462
2010 $5,418 $2,731
2011 $5,835 $2,952
2012 $5,943 $1,898
2013 $5,347 $986
2014 $5,378 $1,061
2015 $4,774 $848
2016 $4,396 $656
2017 $5,144 $852
2018 $5,309 $1,098
2019 $4,732 $1,110
2020 $3,879 $572
2021 $4,413 $664
2022 $4,350 $1,052
2023 $4,188 $847
2024 $4,413 -

Namibia vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Syria
1950 41.9 42.5
1951 42.5 43.4
1952 43.1 44.3
1953 43.8 45.3
1954 44.4 46.4
1955 45 47.4
1956 45.7 48.5
1957 46.4 49.6
1958 47.1 50.7
1959 47.8 51.7
1960 48.5 52.7
1961 49.2 53.7
1962 50 54.6
1963 50.6 55.4
1964 51.3 56.2
1965 52 56.9
1966 52.3 57.6
1967 52.9 58
1968 53.6 59.1
1969 54.1 59.8
1970 54.7 60.6
1971 55.3 61.3
1972 55.8 62
1973 56.4 60.8
1974 56.9 63.4
1975 57.6 64.2
1976 58 64.8
1977 58.6 65.4
1978 59.1 65.9
1979 59.5 66.2
1980 56.6 66.5
1981 56.9 64.6
1982 57.3 60.8
1983 57.6 67.4
1984 58.1 67.7
1985 58.5 68
1986 58.7 68.4
1987 59.1 68.8
1988 59 69.2
1989 60.8 69.5
1990 61.4 69.8
1991 60.8 70.1
1992 60.2 70.2
1993 59.3 70.3
1994 58.4 70.3
1995 57.5 70.2
1996 56.6 70.2
1997 55.8 70.2
1998 54.8 70.2
1999 54 70.5
2000 52.9 70.9
2001 52 71.3
2002 52 71.7
2003 51.9 72.2
2004 52.2 72.5
2005 52.6 72.8
2006 53.2 73
2007 54 73.3
2008 54.7 73.4
2009 55.3 73.5
2010 56.1 73.5
2011 56.6 72.3
2012 57.7 66.2
2013 58.5 65.1
2014 59.3 65.5
2015 60 63.3
2016 60.8 65.2
2017 61.7 65.7
2018 62.6 67.4
2019 63.5 71
2020 64.1 71.9
2021 60.8 72.4
2022 64.2 72.8
2023 67.4 72.1
2024 67.5 72.6
2025 67.7 73

Namibia and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Syria
Year Population
Namibia Syria
1960 591,465 4,673,500
1961 603,067 4,815,466
1962 615,759 4,959,340
1963 629,589 5,110,467
1964 644,530 5,269,087
1965 660,558 5,435,267
1966 677,655 5,609,047
1967 696,045 5,790,198
1968 715,542 5,978,742
1969 736,120 6,175,166
1970 757,868 6,380,609
1971 780,584 6,598,094
1972 804,399 6,826,024
1973 828,928 7,060,321
1974 854,320 7,302,160
1975 881,032 7,554,364
1976 906,566 7,817,320
1977 931,104 8,090,501
1978 947,269 8,372,759
1979 962,825 8,661,909
1980 981,434 8,957,663
1981 992,500 9,260,189
1982 1,010,308 9,572,511
1983 1,037,511 9,904,809
1984 1,065,989 10,258,398
1985 1,096,890 10,625,672
1986 1,131,081 11,002,844
1987 1,167,889 11,388,923
1988 1,209,696 11,782,264
1989 1,288,947 12,179,060
1990 1,369,303 12,579,208
1991 1,415,684 12,980,821
1992 1,461,322 13,385,571
1993 1,508,697 13,795,686
1994 1,556,304 14,208,583
1995 1,602,170 14,616,801
1996 1,646,103 15,018,104
1997 1,689,264 15,417,542
1998 1,732,745 15,820,413
1999 1,776,368 16,228,061
2000 1,818,647 16,637,888
2001 1,857,048 17,051,338
2002 1,889,970 17,468,332
2003 1,917,464 17,889,296
2004 1,942,082 18,336,875
2005 1,966,582 18,814,091
2006 1,991,888 19,637,022
2007 2,018,600 20,884,125
2008 2,047,056 21,636,564
2009 2,077,394 21,976,969
2010 2,109,811 22,482,421
2011 2,146,325 22,878,098
2012 2,194,654 22,759,763
2013 2,252,508 21,666,917
2014 2,312,139 20,273,659
2015 2,374,300 19,424,618
2016 2,439,213 19,193,834
2017 2,506,853 19,224,668
2018 2,577,327 19,577,845
2019 2,650,494 20,353,534
2020 2,728,762 21,049,429
2021 2,810,548 21,628,839
2022 2,889,662 22,462,173
2023 2,963,095 23,594,623
2024 3,030,131 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Namibia and Syria

Fertility rate
Namibia

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Syria
1960 6.24 7.51
1961 6.29 7.5
1962 6.35 7.51
1963 6.41 7.51
1964 6.43 7.53
1965 6.45 7.53
1966 6.47 7.55
1967 6.49 7.56
1968 6.5 7.57
1969 6.51 7.59
1970 6.52 7.62
1971 6.52 7.6
1972 6.53 7.57
1973 6.54 7.55
1974 6.55 7.52
1975 6.53 7.49
1976 6.49 7.45
1977 6.44 7.42
1978 6.38 7.35
1979 6.31 7.25
1980 6.24 7.12
1981 6.16 6.97
1982 6.08 6.81
1983 6 6.69
1984 5.94 6.59
1985 5.88 6.48
1986 5.79 6.37
1987 5.7 6.2
1988 5.61 6
1989 5.52 5.78
1990 5.4 5.56
1991 5.29 5.34
1992 5.11 5.14
1993 4.91 4.99
1994 4.68 4.86
1995 4.42 4.7
1996 4.2 4.54
1997 4.17 4.37
1998 4.18 4.25
1999 4.14 4.14
2000 3.99 4.07
2001 3.83 3.98
2002 3.69 3.87
2003 3.58 3.76
2004 3.55 3.68
2005 3.57 3.61
2006 3.6 3.56
2007 3.61 3.54
2008 3.62 3.48
2009 3.63 3.42
2010 3.66 3.36
2011 3.66 3.29
2012 3.68 3.22
2013 3.65 3.17
2014 3.64 3.12
2015 3.6 3.07
2016 3.57 3.01
2017 3.51 2.97
2018 3.46 2.93
2019 3.4 2.88
2020 3.35 2.84
2021 3.3 2.8
2022 3.25 2.75
2023 3.21 2.71

Namibia and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Syria
Year Median age, years
Namibia Syria
1960 18.9 17.6
1961 18.7 17.3
1962 18.6 17.1
1963 18.5 16.9
1964 18.4 16.7
1965 18.4 16.5
1966 18.3 16.4
1967 18.3 16.2
1968 18.2 16.1
1969 18.1 16
1970 18.1 15.9
1971 18 15.8
1972 17.9 15.8
1973 17.8 15.7
1974 17.7 15.7
1975 17.6 15.7
1976 17.5 15.6
1977 17.3 15.6
1978 17 15.6
1979 16.8 15.6
1980 16.6 15.6
1981 16.4 15.6
1982 16.3 15.7
1983 16.4 15.8
1984 16.5 15.8
1985 16.7 15.9
1986 16.9 16
1987 17 16.1
1988 17.3 16.2
1989 17.8 16.4
1990 18.3 16.5
1991 18.4 16.7
1992 18.4 16.9
1993 18.5 17.1
1994 18.5 17.3
1995 18.6 17.5
1996 18.7 17.7
1997 18.8 17.9
1998 18.9 18.1
1999 18.9 18.3
2000 19 18.5
2001 19.1 18.8
2002 19.2 19
2003 19.3 19.2
2004 19.4 19.5
2005 19.6 19.7
2006 19.7 20.3
2007 19.9 21
2008 20 21.3
2009 20.3 21.5
2010 20.5 21.7
2011 20.7 21.9
2012 20.9 21.8
2013 21.1 21.2
2014 21.3 20.1
2015 21.4 19.5
2016 21.5 19.5
2017 21.6 19.6
2018 21.7 20.1
2019 21.8 20.9
2020 21.8 21.6
2021 21.8 22.2
2022 21.8 22.7
2023 21.9 23.3
2024 22.1 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
3.8%
2022
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Namibia Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Namibia Syria
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
94.4%
2021
English speaking
17.2%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Namibia Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Syria
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025

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