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Namibia vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 33rd vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Turkmenistan
Population
3141364
7713465
Population rank 134/197 104/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Namibia and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Namibia Turkmenistan
1980 $2,421,990,338 -
1981 $2,249,908,578 -
1982 $2,118,710,248 -
1983 $2,297,400,688 -
1984 $1,951,260,038 -
1985 $1,608,237,350 -
1986 $1,809,048,527 -
1987 $2,300,068,217 $2,331,358,820
1988 $2,495,094,746 $3,010,982,414
1989 $2,535,135,798 $3,006,988,217
1990 $2,789,921,854 $3,189,539,641
1991 $2,996,869,281 $3,208,098,919
1992 $3,429,521,699 $3,200,539,816
1993 $3,251,188,833 $3,179,225,949
1994 $3,666,503,530 $2,561,118,608
1995 $3,978,514,206 $2,482,228,440
1996 $3,989,163,197 $2,378,759,975
1997 $4,154,989,950 $2,450,350,625
1998 $3,873,109,866 $2,605,689,134
1999 $3,868,551,730 $2,450,564,100
2000 $3,922,232,165 $2,904,663,311
2001 $3,557,341,215 $3,534,772,732
2002 $3,349,169,826 $4,462,029,109
2003 $4,926,439,384 $5,977,440,583
2004 $6,609,205,995 $6,838,351,088
2005 $7,248,374,838 $8,103,901,996
2006 $8,001,779,551 $10,276,674,365
2007 $8,839,536,476 $12,664,165,103
2008 $8,607,431,497 $19,271,523,179
2009 $8,938,847,189 $20,214,385,965
2010 $11,431,412,421 $22,583,157,895
2011 $12,523,359,441 $29,233,333,333
2012 $13,042,053,592 $35,164,210,526
2013 $12,043,307,277 $39,197,543,860
2014 $12,435,430,970 $43,524,210,526
2015 $11,335,161,084 $35,799,714,286
2016 $10,722,018,732 $36,169,428,571
2017 $12,895,153,371 $37,926,285,714
2018 $13,682,019,076 $40,765,428,571
2019 $12,541,928,303 $45,232,857,143
2020 $10,583,748,542 $45,818,000,000
2021 $12,402,486,184 $50,007,428,571
2022 $12,569,449,123 $58,972,000,000
2023 $12,408,271,448 $60,628,857,143
2024 $13,372,354,269 $64,239,891,739

Namibia and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Turkmenistan
1980 $2,468 -
1981 $2,267 -
1982 $2,097 -
1983 $2,214 -
1984 $1,830 -
1985 $1,466 -
1986 $1,599 -
1987 $1,969 $675
1988 $2,063 $846
1989 $1,967 $821
1990 $2,037 $848
1991 $2,117 $832
1992 $2,347 $811
1993 $2,155 $788
1994 $2,356 $622
1995 $2,483 $592
1996 $2,423 $558
1997 $2,460 $565
1998 $2,235 $591
1999 $2,178 $546
2000 $2,157 $634
2001 $1,916 $756
2002 $1,772 $936
2003 $2,569 $1,229
2004 $3,403 $1,379
2005 $3,686 $1,604
2006 $4,017 $1,997
2007 $4,379 $2,415
2008 $4,205 $3,606
2009 $4,303 $3,708
2010 $5,418 $4,059
2011 $5,835 $5,144
2012 $5,943 $6,054
2013 $5,347 $6,600
2014 $5,378 $7,164
2015 $4,774 $5,759
2016 $4,396 $5,687
2017 $5,144 $5,828
2018 $5,309 $6,125
2019 $4,732 $6,648
2020 $3,879 $6,593
2021 $4,413 $7,051
2022 $4,350 $8,156
2023 $4,188 $8,233
2024 $4,413 $8,572

Namibia vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Turkmenistan
1950 41.9 48.1
1951 42.5 48.6
1952 43.1 49
1953 43.8 49.4
1954 44.4 49.8
1955 45 50.2
1956 45.7 50.6
1957 46.4 51
1958 47.1 51.4
1959 47.8 51.8
1960 48.5 52.1
1961 49.2 52.5
1962 50 52.9
1963 50.6 53.2
1964 51.3 53.6
1965 52 54
1966 52.3 54.4
1967 52.9 54.8
1968 53.6 55.3
1969 54.1 55.7
1970 54.7 56
1971 55.3 56.3
1972 55.8 56.6
1973 56.4 56.8
1974 56.9 57
1975 57.6 57.2
1976 58 57.4
1977 58.6 57.7
1978 59.1 58.3
1979 59.5 59.1
1980 56.6 60.2
1981 56.9 61
1982 57.3 61.6
1983 57.6 62
1984 58.1 62.4
1985 58.5 62.8
1986 58.7 63.2
1987 59.1 63.5
1988 59 63.7
1989 60.8 63.8
1990 61.4 63.9
1991 60.8 63.8
1992 60.2 63.8
1993 59.3 63.6
1994 58.4 63.5
1995 57.5 63.5
1996 56.6 63.5
1997 55.8 63.7
1998 54.8 64
1999 54 64.5
2000 52.9 64.9
2001 52 65.3
2002 52 65.6
2003 51.9 65.9
2004 52.2 66.1
2005 52.6 66.3
2006 53.2 66.6
2007 54 67
2008 54.7 67.6
2009 55.3 68.2
2010 56.1 68.6
2011 56.6 68.9
2012 57.7 69
2013 58.5 69
2014 59.3 69
2015 60 69.1
2016 60.8 69.1
2017 61.7 69.2
2018 62.6 69.3
2019 63.5 69.4
2020 64.1 68.8
2021 60.8 69.4
2022 64.2 69.9
2023 67.4 70.1
2024 67.5 70.2
2025 67.7 70.3

Namibia and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Namibia Turkmenistan
1960 591,465 1,643,457
1961 603,067 1,695,400
1962 615,759 1,749,214
1963 629,589 1,804,272
1964 644,530 1,859,997
1965 660,558 1,915,916
1966 677,655 1,971,737
1967 696,045 2,027,403
1968 715,542 2,083,069
1969 736,120 2,139,024
1970 757,868 2,195,616
1971 780,584 2,253,119
1972 804,399 2,311,430
1973 828,928 2,370,919
1974 854,320 2,432,028
1975 881,032 2,494,570
1976 906,566 2,558,521
1977 931,104 2,623,948
1978 947,269 2,691,088
1979 962,825 2,760,358
1980 981,434 2,832,203
1981 992,500 2,907,187
1982 1,010,308 2,985,557
1983 1,037,511 3,067,534
1984 1,065,989 3,154,079
1985 1,096,890 3,247,534
1986 1,131,081 3,347,809
1987 1,167,889 3,452,731
1988 1,209,696 3,559,363
1989 1,288,947 3,662,459
1990 1,369,303 3,760,562
1991 1,415,684 3,855,894
1992 1,461,322 3,944,689
1993 1,508,697 4,032,407
1994 1,556,304 4,116,662
1995 1,602,170 4,191,203
1996 1,646,103 4,263,819
1997 1,689,264 4,336,730
1998 1,732,745 4,410,507
1999 1,776,368 4,492,170
2000 1,818,647 4,582,677
2001 1,857,048 4,675,409
2002 1,889,970 4,769,465
2003 1,917,464 4,863,865
2004 1,942,082 4,958,093
2005 1,966,582 5,052,257
2006 1,991,888 5,147,105
2007 2,018,600 5,244,046
2008 2,047,056 5,345,029
2009 2,077,394 5,451,592
2010 2,109,811 5,564,356
2011 2,146,325 5,683,417
2012 2,194,654 5,808,546
2013 2,252,508 5,939,341
2014 2,312,139 6,075,283
2015 2,374,300 6,215,770
2016 2,439,213 6,360,041
2017 2,506,853 6,507,061
2018 2,577,327 6,655,524
2019 2,650,494 6,803,944
2020 2,728,762 6,949,912
2021 2,810,548 7,092,043
2022 2,889,662 7,230,193
2023 2,963,095 7,364,438
2024 3,030,131 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Namibia and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Namibia

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Turkmenistan
1960 6.24 6.59
1961 6.29 6.69
1962 6.35 6.76
1963 6.41 6.79
1964 6.43 6.79
1965 6.45 6.76
1966 6.47 6.7
1967 6.49 6.64
1968 6.5 6.56
1969 6.51 6.48
1970 6.52 6.4
1971 6.52 6.32
1972 6.53 6.2
1973 6.54 6.15
1974 6.55 6.09
1975 6.53 6
1976 6.49 5.9
1977 6.44 5.77
1978 6.38 5.61
1979 6.31 5.46
1980 6.24 5.3
1981 6.16 5.16
1982 6.08 5.04
1983 6 4.97
1984 5.94 4.96
1985 5.88 4.97
1986 5.79 4.94
1987 5.7 4.84
1988 5.61 4.68
1989 5.52 4.46
1990 5.4 4.29
1991 5.29 4.14
1992 5.11 3.96
1993 4.91 3.78
1994 4.68 3.62
1995 4.42 3.49
1996 4.2 3.29
1997 4.17 3.18
1998 4.18 3.08
1999 4.14 2.98
2000 3.99 2.9
2001 3.83 2.81
2002 3.69 2.71
2003 3.58 2.67
2004 3.55 2.67
2005 3.57 2.71
2006 3.6 2.72
2007 3.61 2.73
2008 3.62 2.75
2009 3.63 2.79
2010 3.66 2.85
2011 3.66 2.9
2012 3.68 2.96
2013 3.65 3.01
2014 3.64 3.02
2015 3.6 3.03
2016 3.57 2.99
2017 3.51 2.93
2018 3.46 2.88
2019 3.4 2.83
2020 3.35 2.79
2021 3.3 2.75
2022 3.25 2.73
2023 3.21 2.69

Namibia and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Namibia Turkmenistan
1960 18.9 21.3
1961 18.7 20.9
1962 18.6 20.4
1963 18.5 19.7
1964 18.4 19
1965 18.4 18.4
1966 18.3 18
1967 18.3 17.7
1968 18.2 17.5
1969 18.1 17.4
1970 18.1 17.4
1971 18 17.4
1972 17.9 17.5
1973 17.8 17.6
1974 17.7 17.7
1975 17.6 17.9
1976 17.5 18
1977 17.3 18.2
1978 17 18.3
1979 16.8 18.5
1980 16.6 18.7
1981 16.4 18.8
1982 16.3 19
1983 16.4 19.1
1984 16.5 19.2
1985 16.7 19.3
1986 16.9 19.3
1987 17 19.3
1988 17.3 19.3
1989 17.8 19.3
1990 18.3 19.3
1991 18.4 19.4
1992 18.4 19.4
1993 18.5 19.5
1994 18.5 19.6
1995 18.6 19.7
1996 18.7 19.9
1997 18.8 20.1
1998 18.9 20.3
1999 18.9 20.6
2000 19 20.9
2001 19.1 21.2
2002 19.2 21.5
2003 19.3 21.8
2004 19.4 22.1
2005 19.6 22.4
2006 19.7 22.8
2007 19.9 23.1
2008 20 23.4
2009 20.3 23.7
2010 20.5 24
2011 20.7 24.3
2012 20.9 24.5
2013 21.1 24.8
2014 21.3 25
2015 21.4 25.3
2016 21.5 25.5
2017 21.6 25.7
2018 21.7 25.9
2019 21.8 26.2
2020 21.8 26.4
2021 21.8 26.7
2022 21.8 26.9
2023 21.9 27.2
2024 22.1 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
2.4%
1998
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Namibia Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Namibia Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
99.9%
2022
English speaking
17.2%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Namibia Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025

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