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Namibia vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 33rd vs. 50th).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Thailand
Population
3141364
71619867
Population rank 134/197 21/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Namibia and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Thailand
Year GDP
Namibia Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 - $5,279,230,817
1967 - $5,638,461,442
1968 - $6,081,009,428
1969 - $6,695,336,567
1970 - $7,086,538,438
1971 - $7,375,000,024
1972 - $8,177,873,151
1973 - $10,838,587,358
1974 - $13,702,998,512
1975 - $14,882,770,594
1976 - $16,985,208,648
1977 - $19,779,312,261
1978 - $24,006,566,637
1979 - $27,371,650,825
1980 $2,421,990,338 $32,353,514,989
1981 $2,249,908,578 $34,846,039,194
1982 $2,118,710,248 $36,589,772,404
1983 $2,297,400,688 $40,042,798,388
1984 $1,951,260,038 $41,797,647,776
1985 $1,608,237,350 $38,900,711,333
1986 $1,809,048,527 $43,096,773,981
1987 $2,300,068,217 $50,535,446,555
1988 $2,495,094,746 $61,667,253,471
1989 $2,535,135,798 $72,250,748,100
1990 $2,789,921,854 $85,343,190,719
1991 $2,996,869,281 $98,234,714,971
1992 $3,429,521,699 $111,452,746,518
1993 $3,251,188,833 $128,889,262,951
1994 $3,666,503,530 $146,683,778,959
1995 $3,978,514,206 $169,278,916,593
1996 $3,989,163,197 $183,035,237,429
1997 $4,154,989,950 $150,180,456,566
1998 $3,873,109,866 $113,675,596,788
1999 $3,868,551,730 $126,669,211,779
2000 $3,922,232,165 $126,392,224,254
2001 $3,557,341,215 $120,296,476,180
2002 $3,349,169,826 $134,300,904,400
2003 $4,926,439,384 $152,280,615,246
2004 $6,609,205,995 $172,895,685,155
2005 $7,248,374,838 $189,318,408,469
2006 $8,001,779,551 $221,758,296,022
2007 $8,839,536,476 $262,942,621,455
2008 $8,607,431,497 $291,382,982,431
2009 $8,938,847,189 $281,710,630,187
2010 $11,431,412,421 $341,104,766,329
2011 $12,523,359,441 $370,818,739,624
2012 $13,042,053,592 $397,558,325,279
2013 $12,043,307,277 $420,333,654,593
2014 $12,435,430,970 $407,339,040,198
2015 $11,335,161,084 $401,296,238,228
2016 $10,722,018,732 $413,366,349,748
2017 $12,895,153,371 $456,356,813,537
2018 $13,682,019,076 $506,754,208,404
2019 $12,541,928,303 $543,976,691,794
2020 $10,583,748,542 $500,461,898,480
2021 $12,402,486,184 $506,194,668,790
2022 $12,569,449,123 $495,644,697,588
2023 $12,408,271,448 $515,906,283,941
2024 $13,372,354,269 $526,411,265,428

Namibia and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 - $164.5
1967 - $170.7
1968 - $178.8
1969 - $191.4
1970 - $197.1
1971 - $199.7
1972 - $215.6
1973 - $278.3
1974 - $343
1975 - $364
1976 - $405
1977 - $462
1978 - $548
1979 - $612
1980 $2,468 $709
1981 $2,267 $748
1982 $2,097 $770
1983 $2,214 $827
1984 $1,830 $847
1985 $1,466 $774
1986 $1,599 $842
1987 $1,969 $970
1988 $2,063 $1,164
1989 $1,967 $1,342
1990 $2,037 $1,559
1991 $2,117 $1,766
1992 $2,347 $1,972
1993 $2,155 $2,245
1994 $2,356 $2,518
1995 $2,483 $2,864
1996 $2,423 $3,055
1997 $2,460 $2,473
1998 $2,235 $1,848
1999 $2,178 $2,033
2000 $2,157 $2,006
2001 $1,916 $1,890
2002 $1,772 $2,090
2003 $2,569 $2,348
2004 $3,403 $2,642
2005 $3,686 $2,868
2006 $4,017 $3,331
2007 $4,379 $3,919
2008 $4,205 $4,309
2009 $4,303 $4,135
2010 $5,418 $4,974
2011 $5,835 $5,374
2012 $5,943 $5,726
2013 $5,347 $6,018
2014 $5,378 $5,801
2015 $4,774 $5,689
2016 $4,396 $5,834
2017 $5,144 $6,413
2018 $5,309 $7,100
2019 $4,732 $7,606
2020 $3,879 $6,986
2021 $4,413 $7,057
2022 $4,350 $6,909
2023 $4,188 $7,195
2024 $4,413 $7,345

Namibia vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Thailand
1950 41.9 45.2
1951 42.5 45.9
1952 43.1 46.5
1953 43.8 47.1
1954 44.4 47.6
1955 45 48.1
1956 45.7 48.6
1957 46.4 49.1
1958 47.1 49.5
1959 47.8 50.1
1960 48.5 50.6
1961 49.2 51.1
1962 50 51.4
1963 50.6 52
1964 51.3 52.5
1965 52 53.1
1966 52.3 53.7
1967 52.9 54.3
1968 53.6 55
1969 54.1 55.7
1970 54.7 56.5
1971 55.3 57.1
1972 55.8 57.7
1973 56.4 58.3
1974 56.9 59
1975 57.6 59.7
1976 58 60.4
1977 58.6 60.9
1978 59.1 61.3
1979 59.5 61.7
1980 56.6 62.2
1981 56.9 62.9
1982 57.3 63.6
1983 57.6 64.5
1984 58.1 65.5
1985 58.5 66.5
1986 58.7 67.3
1987 59.1 67.8
1988 59 68.2
1989 60.8 68.6
1990 61.4 68.9
1991 60.8 69.1
1992 60.2 69.4
1993 59.3 69.6
1994 58.4 69.7
1995 57.5 69.8
1996 56.6 69.9
1997 55.8 70.4
1998 54.8 70.7
1999 54 71
2000 52.9 71.2
2001 52 71.5
2002 52 71.8
2003 51.9 72.1
2004 52.2 72.1
2005 52.6 72.9
2006 53.2 73.3
2007 54 73.8
2008 54.7 74.2
2009 55.3 74.7
2010 56.1 75
2011 56.6 75.3
2012 57.7 75.6
2013 58.5 76
2014 59.3 76.3
2015 60 76.6
2016 60.8 76.8
2017 61.7 77
2018 62.6 77.2
2019 63.5 77.2
2020 64.1 77.3
2021 60.8 77.6
2022 64.2 75.3
2023 67.4 76.4
2024 67.5 76.6
2025 67.7 76.8

Namibia and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Thailand
Year Population
Namibia Thailand
1960 591,465 26,851,747
1961 603,067 27,650,334
1962 615,759 28,481,040
1963 629,589 29,342,322
1964 644,530 30,232,141
1965 660,558 31,149,337
1966 677,655 32,086,071
1967 696,045 33,037,801
1968 715,542 34,002,560
1969 736,120 34,973,782
1970 757,868 35,954,408
1971 780,584 36,937,387
1972 804,399 37,933,929
1973 828,928 38,947,787
1974 854,320 39,952,891
1975 881,032 40,940,005
1976 906,566 41,896,504
1977 931,104 42,843,974
1978 947,269 43,788,976
1979 962,825 44,718,434
1980 981,434 45,650,022
1981 992,500 46,575,855
1982 1,010,308 47,494,577
1983 1,037,511 48,423,309
1984 1,065,989 49,351,708
1985 1,096,890 50,270,753
1986 1,131,081 51,177,834
1987 1,167,889 52,074,105
1988 1,209,696 52,969,595
1989 1,288,947 53,848,956
1990 1,369,303 54,738,329
1991 1,415,684 55,637,434
1992 1,461,322 56,528,834
1993 1,508,697 57,408,198
1994 1,556,304 58,260,854
1995 1,602,170 59,098,232
1996 1,646,103 59,920,064
1997 1,689,264 60,724,584
1998 1,732,745 61,522,630
1999 1,776,368 62,299,043
2000 1,818,647 63,007,815
2001 1,857,048 63,651,141
2002 1,889,970 64,266,437
2003 1,917,464 64,868,166
2004 1,942,082 65,452,047
2005 1,966,582 66,017,420
2006 1,991,888 66,567,687
2007 2,018,600 67,102,394
2008 2,047,056 67,619,830
2009 2,077,394 68,121,080
2010 2,109,811 68,579,447
2011 2,146,325 69,007,208
2012 2,194,654 69,436,098
2013 2,252,508 69,845,114
2014 2,312,139 70,216,367
2015 2,374,300 70,540,795
2016 2,439,213 70,859,841
2017 2,506,853 71,160,187
2018 2,577,327 71,376,079
2019 2,650,494 71,522,271
2020 2,728,762 71,641,484
2021 2,810,548 71,727,332
2022 2,889,662 71,735,329
2023 2,963,095 71,702,435
2024 3,030,131 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Namibia and Thailand

Fertility rate
Namibia

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Thailand
1960 6.24 6.33
1961 6.29 6.32
1962 6.35 6.33
1963 6.41 6.34
1964 6.43 6.31
1965 6.45 6.26
1966 6.47 6.18
1967 6.49 6.08
1968 6.5 5.93
1969 6.51 5.7
1970 6.52 5.45
1971 6.52 5.25
1972 6.53 5.08
1973 6.54 4.85
1974 6.55 4.6
1975 6.53 4.36
1976 6.49 4.12
1977 6.44 3.87
1978 6.38 3.62
1979 6.31 3.45
1980 6.24 3.29
1981 6.16 3.13
1982 6.08 2.94
1983 6 2.76
1984 5.94 2.58
1985 5.88 2.45
1986 5.79 2.36
1987 5.7 2.26
1988 5.61 2.17
1989 5.52 2.14
1990 5.4 2.07
1991 5.29 2.04
1992 5.11 2.01
1993 4.91 1.97
1994 4.68 1.93
1995 4.42 1.89
1996 4.2 1.87
1997 4.17 1.85
1998 4.18 1.82
1999 4.14 1.77
2000 3.99 1.73
2001 3.83 1.71
2002 3.69 1.69
2003 3.58 1.67
2004 3.55 1.67
2005 3.57 1.64
2006 3.6 1.63
2007 3.61 1.62
2008 3.62 1.59
2009 3.63 1.57
2010 3.66 1.56
2011 3.66 1.57
2012 3.68 1.56
2013 3.65 1.53
2014 3.64 1.48
2015 3.6 1.45
2016 3.57 1.4
2017 3.51 1.36
2018 3.46 1.32
2019 3.4 1.29
2020 3.35 1.26
2021 3.3 1.23
2022 3.25 1.22
2023 3.21 1.21

Namibia and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Namibia Thailand
1960 18.9 18
1961 18.7 17.9
1962 18.6 17.7
1963 18.5 17.6
1964 18.4 17.5
1965 18.4 17.4
1966 18.3 17.3
1967 18.3 17.3
1968 18.2 17.3
1969 18.1 17.4
1970 18.1 17.5
1971 18 17.6
1972 17.9 17.8
1973 17.8 18
1974 17.7 18.2
1975 17.6 18.4
1976 17.5 18.7
1977 17.3 18.9
1978 17 19.2
1979 16.8 19.5
1980 16.6 19.9
1981 16.4 20.2
1982 16.3 20.6
1983 16.4 21
1984 16.5 21.5
1985 16.7 21.9
1986 16.9 22.4
1987 17 22.8
1988 17.3 23.3
1989 17.8 23.7
1990 18.3 24.3
1991 18.4 24.8
1992 18.4 25.4
1993 18.5 26
1994 18.5 26.6
1995 18.6 27.2
1996 18.7 27.7
1997 18.8 28.3
1998 18.9 28.9
1999 18.9 29.5
2000 19 30
2001 19.1 30.5
2002 19.2 30.9
2003 19.3 31.3
2004 19.4 31.7
2005 19.6 32.2
2006 19.7 32.6
2007 19.9 33.1
2008 20 33.6
2009 20.3 34
2010 20.5 34.5
2011 20.7 35
2012 20.9 35.4
2013 21.1 35.9
2014 21.3 36.3
2015 21.4 36.8
2016 21.5 37.3
2017 21.6 37.7
2018 21.7 38.2
2019 21.8 38.7
2020 21.8 39.2
2021 21.8 39.7
2022 21.8 40.2
2023 21.9 40.7
2024 22.1 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
5.95%
2020
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
91.8%
2024

Energy

Namibia Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Namibia Thailand
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
54.3%
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
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
91.1%
2022
English speaking
17.2%
2023
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
90.9%
2024

Health

Namibia Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Thailand
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
436,817 mi
2020

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