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Namibia
Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · capital Windhoek
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old67.5years
Ranks 172 of 217 in 2024
10% below world median · 5% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old39.5per 1,000 live births
Ranks 159 of 196 in 2024
1.6× above world median · 19% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old139per 100,000 live births
Ranks 141 of 194 in 2023
2.0× above world median · 46% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2013 · 13 years old22.7% of under-5s
Ranks 15 of 32 in 2013
10% below world median · 29% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2013 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old9.48% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
50% above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old3.21births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
69% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2023 · 3 years old87.6% of adults 15+
Ranks 23 of 33 in 2023
7% below world median · 28% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 33 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old120.7% gross
Ranks 7 of 134 in 2024
21% above world median · 23% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2024 · 2 years old9.08% of GDP
Ranks 1 of 40 in 2024
1.1× above world median · 97% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 40 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old4,876current US$
Ranks 120 of 186 in 2025
38% below world median · 2.6× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old11,986international $
Ranks 123 of 185 in 2025
41% below world median · 1.7× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2015 · 11 years old22.9% of population
Ranks 80 of 87 in 2015
18.1× above world median · 36% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 87 countries reporting in 2015 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2015 · 11 years old59.1index, 0–100
Ranks 87 of 87 in 2015
66% above world median · 39% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 87 countries reporting in 2015 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old19.3% of labour force
Ranks 176 of 182 in 2025
2.8× above world median · 2.7× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old3.5% per year
Not ranked — no better end
15% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old2.73% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
72% above world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old59.3% of population
Ranks 188 of 215 in 2024
41% below world median · 3% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old64.9% of population
Ranks 131 of 182 in 2024
21% below world median · 76% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old1.20t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
53% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old3.1mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
53% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Namibia has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.