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Australia vs Namibia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 66 of 107 metrics
Namibia
nam
Leads on 33 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Namibia: Namibia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (477,000 people) against Australia (5.24 people); Namibia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (27,000) against Australia (1.18); Namibia leads on Radios (232,000) against Australia (25.50). Across 107 compared metrics, Australia wins on 66 and Namibia wins on 33.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★64.41 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 64% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points75.35 points★
Radios25.5232,000★
Televisions10.1560,000★
Waterways8,368none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★1.24B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★14.50B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %7 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %10.04 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★72.2
Electricity Consumption229.4★3.89
Electricity Exports088★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★28
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1164★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★8
Electricity Imports03.07★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56535,500★
Electricity Production243★1.4
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★21.73 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.359.1★
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★21.4
Gross National Saving21★16.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★4.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.8 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.9962.29★
Oil Consumption960,800★24,000
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★19,890
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★17.4 people
Public Debt584.64★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD3.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1827,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★80
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★26,270
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.11.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.130.47★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1★47.61
Taxes and Other Revenues23.633★
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★19.2 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M26,448★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.653.46★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bypopulation density is very low, with the largest clusters found in the extreme north-central area along the border with Angola, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★2.1 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★39.91

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %★0.08 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★67.4
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★388,132 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★1,572 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★215.05 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★80

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★65.13 %
Administrative Divisions614★
Independence121★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★5.3
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★9.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★11.8 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★139 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★21.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %17.2 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★210,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA13.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★16,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★35.13 %
Human Capital Index0.79★0.48
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★74.68 years
Median age of population38.51 years★21.43 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★54,865.9 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★3.85 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★3.16M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.72
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %23.93 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★56.1 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %6.36 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP9.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★816,356.35 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★1.13
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★6.59 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people477,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★166.96
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★44.2 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★0.55 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %1.76 %★
Population living in slums0.03 %41.33 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons15,835.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★63.35 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman3.14 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-8,818.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★34.52 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Airports2,257★259
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraftNA major transport aircraft
Heliports392★1

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