Date: February 17, 2026
Namibia is a mid-size country with 0.4% of the world's population. Namibia is a republic country. It has 2 world heritage sites. It is rich in resources and has 12% Uranium, 2.5% Fluorite, and 1.7% Diamonds of the world.
Namibia is the 135th ranked country in population and 34th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world. Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Uranium prod.
HIV Infections (Per 1000)
Literacy Rate (%)
Out of 195 countries in the world, Namibia is the 2nd highest ranked in Uranium prod. . This implies that the country has significant nuclear programmes and the country has advanced mining capabilities compared to other countries.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Namibia is the 7th highest ranked in HIV Infections (Per 1000) . This may indicate a better healthcare infrastructure in the country or better health awareness among the people compared to other countries.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Namibia is the 119th highest ranked in Literacy Rate (%) . This indicates that there is a better educational infrastructure in this country as compared to other countries.
Enrolment in secondary edu.
Doctors (Per 10,000)
Total Labour Force (2021)
Urban Population (2021)
Namibia is the 57th worst ranked in Enrolment in secondary edu. out of all the 195 countries.This may take into context a lower country population, or imply that lesser people in this country pursue secondary education when compared to other countries.
Namibia is the 57th worst ranked in Doctors (Per 10,000) out of all the 195 countries.This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
Namibia is the 58th worst ranked in Total Labour Force (2021) out of all the 195 countries.This may take into context a lower country population, or may simply imply that there is a low working age population in this country.
Namibia is the 58th worst ranked in Urban Population (2021) out of all the 195 countries.This may indicate that there is poor economic development or may imply that the formal economy of the country is less compared to other countries.
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | # People | 1,147 | 1 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Afrikaans as a % of total Afrikaans speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | English as a % of total English speakers | % People | 0 | 39 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | English | # People | 3,175,743 | 33 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | German | # People | 498,994 | 17 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | German as a % of total German speakers | % People | 0 | 16 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Number of Trees | Count | 1,242,331,089 | 1 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Uranium prod. | Tons | 2,516 | 2 | 1126 | ||
| 3 | Uranium Produced/Total Uranium Produced % | Weight | 5 | 2 | 1130 | ||
| 4 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 37 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 155 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 129 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 135 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 127 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 116 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 123 | 1230 | ||
| 7 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 97 | 1231 | ||
| 8 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 99 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 100 | 1231 | ||
| 10 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 99 | 1230 | ||
| 11 | Orange Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 618,959 | 96 | 1231 | ||
| 12 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,698,590 | 94 | 1232 | ||
| 13 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 76 | 1234 | ||
| 14 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 77 | 1234 | ||
| 15 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 64 | 1233 | |||
| 16 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 65 | 1233 | ||
| 17 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 65 | 1233 | ||
| 18 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 64 | 1231 | ||
| 19 | Flourite Produced/Total Flourite Produced % | Weight | 4 | 7 | 1231 | ||
| 20 | Flourite prod. | Tons | 231,501 | 7 | 1233 | ||
| 21 | Diamond prod. | Tons | 10 | 7 | 1235 | ||
| 22 | Diamond Produced/Total Diamond Produced % | Weight | 10 | 7 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 7 | 1128 | ||
| 2 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 24 | 1128 | ||
| 3 | No. of people HIV infected/Total pop. | # People | 5,202 | 28 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 144 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 20 | 139 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 136 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 120 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 164,032 | 120 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 114 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 46 | 102 | 1231 | ||
| 8 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 87 | 1233 | ||
| 9 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 64 | 1234 | ||
| 10 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 22 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 8 | 1126 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 150 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 142 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 111 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 92 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Jewish Population | # People | 78,295 | 77 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 86 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 87 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 15 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 37 | 1128 | |||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 134 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 597 | 142 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 111 | 1231 | |||
| 4 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 122 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 114 | 1235 | |||
| 6 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 118 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,228 | 118 | 1232 | ||
| 8 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,051 | 117 | 1231 | ||
| 9 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 65 | 1231 | |||
| 10 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 58 | 1233 | ||
| 11 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 58 | 1230 | |||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 47 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 47 | 1127 | ||
| 3 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 47 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 312 | 193 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 149 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 135 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 135 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 134 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 115 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 78 | 1126 | ||
| 2 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 33 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 141 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 163 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 132 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 94 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 86 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 138 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 123 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 118 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 81 | 1126 | ||
| 2 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 81 | 1129 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 83 | 1129 | ||
| 4 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | 2023)" | 0 | 95 | 1125 | ||
| 5 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 96 | 1126 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 138 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 135 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 132 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 132 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 110 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 109 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 82 | 1230 | ||
| 8 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 82 | 1234 | ||
| 9 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 72 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 88 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 138 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 119 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 159 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 141 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 139 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 134 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 132 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 118 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 114 | 1234 | ||
| 8 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 109 | 1231 | ||
| 9 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 106 | 1230 | ||
| 10 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 104 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 99 | 1232 | ||
| 12 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 98 | 1235 | ||
| 13 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 95 | 1230 | ||
| 14 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 94 | 1233 | ||
| 15 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 90 | 1231 | ||
| 16 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 82 | 1230 | ||
| 17 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 53 | 1233 | ||
| 18 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 25 | 1235 | ||
| 19 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 5 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 128 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total X (Twitter) Users | % People | 0 | 123 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 34 | 139 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | Internet Users | # People | 28,115,900 | 135 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | Facebook users | # People | 7,098,427 | 134 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 69 | 133 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 27 | 132 | 1230 | ||
| 8 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 129 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | X (Twitter) users | # People | 1,957,360 | 128 | 1231 | ||
| 10 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 39 | 128 | 1234 | ||
| 11 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 115 | 1234 | ||
| 12 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,861,863 | 120 | 1231 | ||
| 13 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Instagram Users | % People | 0 | 115 | 1233 | ||
| 14 | Instagram Users | Absolute | 10,458,072 | 121 | 1234 | ||
| 15 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 8 | 120 | 1233 | ||
| 16 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 8 | 119 | 1230 | ||
| 17 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 33 | 105 | 1234 | ||
| 18 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 95 | 1233 | ||
| 19 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 86 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 111 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 121 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 84 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 96 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 76 | 1230 | ||
Mother Tongue : Afrikaans
Literacy Rate (%) : 91.50
| Country Capital | : | Windhoek |
|---|---|---|
| GDP Per Capita | : | 4,661 |
| GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 117th/195 |
| Life Expectancy | : | 68 |
| Unemployment Rate | : | 0 |
| Number of Internet Users | : | 1,865,451 |
| Internet Users Rank | : | 133rd/195 |
| Area | : | 786,376 |
| Area Rank | : | 34th/195 |
| Total Population | : | 3,093 |
| Total Population Rank | : | 135th/195 |
| Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windhoek | 396,586 |
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