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Namibia vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 33rd vs. 157th).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Vanuatu
Population
3141364
341110
Population rank 134/197 174/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Namibia and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Namibia Vanuatu
1979 - $119,258,835
1980 $2,421,990,338 $121,185,498
1981 $2,249,908,578 $113,781,796
1982 $2,118,710,248 $114,501,913
1983 $2,297,400,688 $117,389,554
1984 $1,951,260,038 $144,482,515
1985 $1,608,237,350 $131,856,421
1986 $1,809,048,527 $126,498,935
1987 $2,300,068,217 $139,464,174
1988 $2,495,094,746 $158,351,368
1989 $2,535,135,798 $154,013,202
1990 $2,789,921,854 $168,879,207
1991 $2,996,869,281 $201,334,169
1992 $3,429,521,699 $209,088,825
1993 $3,251,188,833 $200,491,853
1994 $3,666,503,530 $233,701,301
1995 $3,978,514,206 $249,333,250
1996 $3,989,163,197 $261,370,044
1997 $4,154,989,950 $272,771,209
1998 $3,873,109,866 $262,293,411
1999 $3,868,551,730 $268,006,973
2000 $3,922,232,165 $272,014,628
2001 $3,557,341,215 $257,926,882
2002 $3,349,169,826 $262,596,536
2003 $4,926,439,384 $314,471,413
2004 $6,609,205,995 $364,996,869
2005 $7,248,374,838 $394,962,433
2006 $8,001,779,551 $439,358,587
2007 $8,839,536,476 $516,392,923
2008 $8,607,431,497 $590,748,429
2009 $8,938,847,189 $592,622,319
2010 $11,431,412,421 $670,712,980
2011 $12,523,359,441 $770,153,588
2012 $13,042,053,592 $747,839,698
2013 $12,043,307,277 $758,304,466
2014 $12,435,430,970 $773,717,011
2015 $11,335,161,084 $759,690,181
2016 $10,722,018,732 $804,323,577
2017 $12,895,153,371 $880,043,284
2018 $13,682,019,076 $914,727,908
2019 $12,541,928,303 $936,526,268
2020 $10,583,748,542 $909,421,044
2021 $12,402,486,184 $982,362,212
2022 $12,569,449,123 $1,030,654,208
2023 $12,408,271,448 $1,126,313,359
2024 $13,372,354,269 $1,161,251,868

Namibia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Vanuatu
1979 - $1,055
1980 $2,468 $1,048
1981 $2,267 $962
1982 $2,097 $946
1983 $2,214 $947
1984 $1,830 $1,137
1985 $1,466 $1,012
1986 $1,599 $946
1987 $1,969 $1,017
1988 $2,063 $1,125
1989 $1,967 $1,067
1990 $2,037 $1,141
1991 $2,117 $1,326
1992 $2,347 $1,344
1993 $2,155 $1,257
1994 $2,356 $1,431
1995 $2,483 $1,492
1996 $2,423 $1,529
1997 $2,460 $1,562
1998 $2,235 $1,471
1999 $2,178 $1,472
2000 $2,157 $1,460
2001 $1,916 $1,350
2002 $1,772 $1,341
2003 $2,569 $1,567
2004 $3,403 $1,774
2005 $3,686 $1,874
2006 $4,017 $2,035
2007 $4,379 $2,334
2008 $4,205 $2,604
2009 $4,303 $2,546
2010 $5,418 $2,815
2011 $5,835 $3,163
2012 $5,943 $3,005
2013 $5,347 $2,980
2014 $5,378 $2,973
2015 $4,774 $2,855
2016 $4,396 $2,956
2017 $5,144 $3,160
2018 $5,309 $3,207
2019 $4,732 $3,207
2020 $3,879 $3,043
2021 $4,413 $3,212
2022 $4,350 $3,292
2023 $4,188 $3,515
2024 $4,413 $3,543

Namibia vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Vanuatu
1950 41.9 43.9
1951 42.5 42.2
1952 43.1 45.3
1953 43.8 45.8
1954 44.4 46.5
1955 45 47.1
1956 45.7 47.7
1957 46.4 48.2
1958 47.1 48.7
1959 47.8 49.3
1960 48.5 49.8
1961 49.2 50.4
1962 50 50.9
1963 50.6 51.5
1964 51.3 52
1965 52 52.5
1966 52.3 53.1
1967 52.9 53.7
1968 53.6 54.2
1969 54.1 54.8
1970 54.7 55.3
1971 55.3 55.9
1972 55.8 56.4
1973 56.4 57
1974 56.9 57.6
1975 57.6 58.1
1976 58 58.7
1977 58.6 59.2
1978 59.1 59.9
1979 59.5 60.9
1980 56.6 61.3
1981 56.9 61.9
1982 57.3 62.5
1983 57.6 63.1
1984 58.1 63.5
1985 58.5 63.9
1986 58.7 64.6
1987 59.1 64.4
1988 59 65.7
1989 60.8 66
1990 61.4 66.7
1991 60.8 67.1
1992 60.2 67.4
1993 59.3 67.7
1994 58.4 68
1995 57.5 68.1
1996 56.6 68.2
1997 55.8 68.3
1998 54.8 68.4
1999 54 67.9
2000 52.9 68.6
2001 52 68.7
2002 52 68.8
2003 51.9 68.9
2004 52.2 69
2005 52.6 69.2
2006 53.2 69.1
2007 54 69.1
2008 54.7 69.3
2009 55.3 69.4
2010 56.1 69.6
2011 56.6 69.7
2012 57.7 69.9
2013 58.5 70
2014 59.3 70
2015 60 70.2
2016 60.8 70.4
2017 61.7 70.5
2018 62.6 70.6
2019 63.5 70.8
2020 64.1 70.4
2021 60.8 70
2022 64.2 71.3
2023 67.4 71.5
2024 67.5 71.7
2025 67.7 71.8

Namibia and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Vanuatu
Year Population
Namibia Vanuatu
1960 591,465 64,431
1961 603,067 66,264
1962 615,759 68,174
1963 629,589 70,159
1964 644,530 72,219
1965 660,558 74,358
1966 677,655 76,590
1967 696,045 78,921
1968 715,542 81,314
1969 736,120 83,755
1970 757,868 86,266
1971 780,584 88,862
1972 804,399 91,562
1973 828,928 94,362
1974 854,320 97,260
1975 881,032 100,269
1976 906,566 103,388
1977 931,104 106,618
1978 947,269 109,963
1979 962,825 113,040
1980 981,434 115,660
1981 992,500 118,249
1982 1,010,308 121,035
1983 1,037,511 123,998
1984 1,065,989 127,109
1985 1,096,890 130,356
1986 1,131,081 133,720
1987 1,167,889 137,187
1988 1,209,696 140,756
1989 1,288,947 144,393
1990 1,369,303 148,063
1991 1,415,684 151,793
1992 1,461,322 155,608
1993 1,508,697 159,463
1994 1,556,304 163,314
1995 1,602,170 167,137
1996 1,646,103 170,911
1997 1,689,264 174,626
1998 1,732,745 178,313
1999 1,776,368 182,048
2000 1,818,647 186,281
2001 1,857,048 191,031
2002 1,889,970 195,863
2003 1,917,464 200,746
2004 1,942,082 205,711
2005 1,966,582 210,760
2006 1,991,888 215,923
2007 2,018,600 221,276
2008 2,047,056 226,896
2009 2,077,394 232,731
2010 2,109,811 238,248
2011 2,146,325 243,474
2012 2,194,654 248,883
2013 2,252,508 254,482
2014 2,312,139 260,240
2015 2,374,300 266,101
2016 2,439,213 272,087
2017 2,506,853 278,507
2018 2,577,327 285,259
2019 2,650,494 291,985
2020 2,728,762 298,858
2021 2,810,548 305,868
2022 2,889,662 313,046
2023 2,963,095 320,409
2024 3,030,131 327,777

Fertility rates in Namibia and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Namibia

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Vanuatu
1960 6.24 6.78
1961 6.29 6.73
1962 6.35 6.67
1963 6.41 6.62
1964 6.43 6.57
1965 6.45 6.52
1966 6.47 6.51
1967 6.49 6.51
1968 6.5 6.46
1969 6.51 6.41
1970 6.52 6.35
1971 6.52 6.29
1972 6.53 6.23
1973 6.54 6.15
1974 6.55 6.06
1975 6.53 5.98
1976 6.49 5.89
1977 6.44 5.81
1978 6.38 5.77
1979 6.31 5.73
1980 6.24 5.69
1981 6.16 5.65
1982 6.08 5.6
1983 6 5.55
1984 5.94 5.49
1985 5.88 5.43
1986 5.79 5.38
1987 5.7 5.33
1988 5.61 5.27
1989 5.52 5.21
1990 5.4 5.17
1991 5.29 5.13
1992 5.11 5.09
1993 4.91 5.02
1994 4.68 4.94
1995 4.42 4.85
1996 4.2 4.75
1997 4.17 4.66
1998 4.18 4.6
1999 4.14 4.56
2000 3.99 4.54
2001 3.83 4.5
2002 3.69 4.38
2003 3.58 4.29
2004 3.55 4.21
2005 3.57 4.13
2006 3.6 4.1
2007 3.61 4.12
2008 3.62 4.16
2009 3.63 4.16
2010 3.66 4.13
2011 3.66 4.09
2012 3.68 4.06
2013 3.65 4.04
2014 3.64 4
2015 3.6 3.95
2016 3.57 3.92
2017 3.51 3.88
2018 3.46 3.83
2019 3.4 3.79
2020 3.35 3.74
2021 3.3 3.7
2022 3.25 3.65
2023 3.21 3.6

Namibia and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Namibia Vanuatu
1960 18.9 17.7
1961 18.7 17.6
1962 18.6 17.5
1963 18.5 17.4
1964 18.4 17.3
1965 18.4 17.2
1966 18.3 17.1
1967 18.3 17.1
1968 18.2 17
1969 18.1 17
1970 18.1 17
1971 18 17
1972 17.9 17
1973 17.8 17
1974 17.7 17.1
1975 17.6 17.1
1976 17.5 17.1
1977 17.3 17.2
1978 17 17.3
1979 16.8 17.5
1980 16.6 17.6
1981 16.4 17.7
1982 16.3 17.7
1983 16.4 17.7
1984 16.5 17.7
1985 16.7 17.7
1986 16.9 17.8
1987 17 17.8
1988 17.3 17.8
1989 17.8 17.8
1990 18.3 17.8
1991 18.4 17.9
1992 18.4 17.8
1993 18.5 17.7
1994 18.5 17.7
1995 18.6 17.8
1996 18.7 18
1997 18.8 18
1998 18.9 18
1999 18.9 18
2000 19 18.2
2001 19.1 18.5
2002 19.2 18.7
2003 19.3 18.9
2004 19.4 19.2
2005 19.6 19.4
2006 19.7 19.6
2007 19.9 19.9
2008 20 20.1
2009 20.3 20.3
2010 20.5 20.5
2011 20.7 20.6
2012 20.9 20.8
2013 21.1 20.9
2014 21.3 21
2015 21.4 21.1
2016 21.5 21.1
2017 21.6 21.2
2018 21.7 21.2
2019 21.8 21.2
2020 21.8 21.2
2021 21.8 21.2
2022 21.8 21.2
2023 21.9 21.2
2024 22.1 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
3%
2019
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Namibia Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Namibia Vanuatu
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
26.1%
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
88%
2023
English speaking
17.2%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Namibia Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Vanuatu
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
665 mi
2000

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