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🇳🇦 Namibia

Republic of Namibia

NAM NA $ Namibian dollar (NAD)

Every statistic we track for Namibia — 107 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$12,666

#127 of 191

Life expectancy

60.6 yrs

#162 of 188

Happiness score

4.78

#108 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.52

#60 of 179

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All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 72.9% #70/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 72.9% #69/139 2024
Bank Branches 7.9 #108/153 2024
Current Account Balance -15.7% #177/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 47% #75/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 67.6% #24/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 18.3 #83/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #164/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -6.1% #158/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 17.3 #137/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 39.4 #140/191 2026
GDP per Capita 5,573 #122/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 7,979 #104/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 12,666 #127/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3.8% #48/184 2019
Government Debt 70.5% #48/185 2026
Income per Person 6,758 #105/183 2018
Income per Person 6,758 #105/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 3.9% #80/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 16.5 #86/130 2023
Listed Companies 12 #68/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 63.1% #44/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 48.5% #20/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 2.4% #118/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #141/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 18.2% #55/70 2024
Stocks Traded 0.2% #57/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 21,858,730,428 #141/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 3.2 #50/217 2024
Median Age 21.5 #185/235 2026
Population 2.4 #142/229 2013
Population 3.1 #131/191 2026
Population Density 3.8 #230/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 685 #110/195 2025
Urban Population 50.4% #151/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 56.7% #188/214 2023
Internet Users 64.9% #131/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 100.6 #136/209 2022
Read News Online 45.2% #34/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 17.5% #129/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 8.6 #53/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 3.9 #41/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 9.3% #41/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 43.8% #39/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 38.4 #28/191 2023
Life Expectancy 60.6 #162/188 2013
Life Expectancy 65.4 #153/186 2020
Suicide Rate 11.1 #61/185 2021
Undernourishment 18.1% #31/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 66 #127/195 2023

🎓 Education

Adult Literacy 87.6% #23/31 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 6.9 #113/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 1.2 #135/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 697 #109/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 97.6% #11/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #40/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.6 #82/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 0.1 #78/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 49 #61/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 49 #60/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #63/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #85/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #66/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #159/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 77 #74/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.9 #38/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.9 #52/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.1 #88/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.8 #54/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #60/179 2025
Military Spending 2.8% #31/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #72/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 64.7% #4/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.3 #128/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 74.2 #34/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.8 #47/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 56.5% #30/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 54.2% #12/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.3 #72/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 77 #23/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 34.4 #7/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 22 #29/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 85.3% #81/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 43.5% #81/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 1.3 #90/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 50.9% #18/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 15.1% #17/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 4.3 #77/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 52.3 #74/141 2023
World Risk Index 5.9 #80/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 76.8% #38/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.8 #108/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.7 #131/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.4 #99/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0 #129/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0 #143/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #124/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.4 #56/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.7 #136/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 15.2% #36/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 78.6% #99/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 83.5% #51/143 2018
Trade Union Membership 14.4% #44/120 2017
Trust in parliament 6 #13/151 2017
Trust in Science 52.8% #130/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 45.8% #130/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 6.2 #23/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.