Namibia vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 169 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

United States has 111 times as many people as Namibia (349.13 million vs 3.16 million). United States's economy is 2,272 times the size of Namibia's ($32.95 trillion vs $14.5 billion GDP).

Comparing Namibia and United States: Namibia leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (535,500) against United States (1.09); Namibia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (477,000 people) against United States (18.94 people); Namibia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (26,270) against United States (2.17). Across 169 compared metrics, Namibia wins on 58 and United States wins on 104.

Communications: 9 metrics compared
Economy: 66 metrics compared
Environment: 11 metrics compared
Geography: 7 metrics compared
Government: 9 metrics compared
Health: 21 metrics compared
Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
People and Society: 38 metrics compared
Transportation: 3 metrics compared
Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics

Metric	🇳🇦 Namibia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Fixed Broadband Penetration	2.83 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	38.86 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants★	2024
Internet Penetration Rate (%)	64.87 %	94.69 %★	2024
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)	64.41 %	93.14 %★	2023
Internet Users	percent of population: 64% (2023 est.)	percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)	2025
Mobile Internet Speed	2.83 Mbps	38.86 Mbps★	2024
Press Freedom Index Score	75.35 points★	65.49 points	2025
Radios	232,000★	575	2002
Televisions	60,000★	219	2002
Waterways	none	41,009	2003

Economy

66 metrics

Metric	🇳🇦 Namibia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country	1.24B $	350.60B $★	2026
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars	14.50B $	32.95T $★	2026
AI Investment (% of GDP)	25.61 %★	21.84 %	2024
Apple Import Volume	10.84M tonnes	76.82M tonnes★	2026
Bank Account Ownership Rate	72.92 %	97.02 %★	2024
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)	7 %★	0.5 %	2019
Coal Revenue	0	0.2★	2024
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)	10.04 %★	4.1 %	2019
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	8 % of GDP	16.9 % of GDP★	2021
Ease of Doing Business Index	72.2	92★	2020
Electricity Consumption	3.89	3.9★	2021
Electricity Exports	88★	9.7	2021
Electricity from Fossil Fuels	28	70★	2021
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants	64★	7	2021
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels	0	9★	2021
Electricity from Other Renewables	8	14★	2021
Electricity Imports	3.07	72.72★	2021
Electricity Installed Capacity	535,500★	1.09	2021
Electricity Production	1.4	4.1★	2021
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)	21.73 USD per capita	278.47 USD per capita★	2025
Female Labor Force Participation Rate	56.39 %	68.99 %★	2025
Gender Pay Gap Percentage	0.17 %	13.78 %★	2018
Gender Wage Gap	0.17 %★	13.78 %	2018
Gini Index Coefficient	59.1★	41.8	2025
Gross Fixed Investment	21.4★	12.9	2012
Gross National Saving	16.7	18.9★	2020
High-Tech Export Percentage	0.34 %	59.63 %★	2022
Highest GDP per Capita Countries	10,242.28 USD	76,931.31 USD★	2025
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)	1 %	3.25 %★	2025
Inflation Rate	4.24 %	2.95 %★	2024
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)	4.2 %	2.9 %★	2025
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)	2.8 % of GDP	3.2 % of GDP★	2025
Natural Gas Consumption	0	767.6★	2021
Natural Gas Exports	0	89.7★	2021
Natural Gas Imports	0	86.15★	2021
Natural Gas Production	0	772.8★	2021
Natural Gas Proved Reserves	62.29★	0	2021
Oil Consumption	24,000★	19.15	2011
Oil Exports	0	1.92★	2011
Oil Imports	19,890★	10.27	2011
Oil Production	0	9.69★	2011
Oil Proved Reserves	0	20.68★	2011
Population Below Poverty Line	17.4 people	15.1 people★	2023
Public Debt	4.64★	114.8	2025
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)	0.65 %	3.49 %★	2022
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)	3.7 USD★	2.8 USD	2025
Real Interest Rate Trends	5.25 %★	-1.26 %	2021
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption	27,000★	19.96	2021
Refined Petroleum Products Exports	80★	5.22	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Imports	26,270★	2.18	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Production	0	20.3★	2023
Remittances	1.1★	0	2025
Researchers in R&D per Million	224.81 researchers	4,937.49 researchers★	2022
Revenue from Forest Resources	0.47★	0.04	2024
Robotics Research Funding	0.65 USD	3.49 USD★	2022
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)	22.86	1.25★	2015
Tax Burden (% of GDP)	33.87 %	10.77 %★	2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)	33.87 % of GDP★	10.77 % of GDP	2024
Taxes and Other Revenues	33★	10.6	2025
Top Exporting Countries	5.57B USD	3.19T USD★	2024
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)	14.18 %★	1.01 %	2024
Tourism Contribution to GDP	2 %	2.76 %★	2021
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)	2 %	2.76 %★	2021
Unemployment Rate	19.2 %	4.2 %★	2025
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate	58.84 %★	61.7 %	2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	38.05 %	9.34 %★	2025

Environment

11 metrics

Metric	🇳🇦 Namibia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)	26,448	-14.29M★	2024
Annual Forest Area Change Rate	-644.04 %★	-72,000 %	2025
Average Annual Temperature	21.61 °C★	10.43 °C	2025
Carbon Dioxide Emissions	3.46★	4.8	2025
Global Precipitation Distribution	450.17 mm	810.4 mm★	2025
Population Distribution	population 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	large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest	2025
Protected Land Area for Adaptation	40.9 sq km★	12.85 sq km	2026
Protected Land Area Percentage	39.9 %★	12.9 %	2025
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country	2.1 Cubic meters per year	1,383 Cubic meters per year★	2026
Total Renewable Water Resources	39.91★	3.07	2025
Total Threatened Mammal Species	15 species★	43 species	2022

Geography

7 metrics

Metric	🇳🇦 Namibia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization	0.08 %	2.11 %★	2026
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)	67.4	94.67★	2020
Agricultural land	388,132 sq. km	4.17M sq. km★	2026
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km	823,290	9.15M★	2023
Coastline Length (km)	1,572 km	19,924 km★	2025
Dam capacity per capita	215.05 cubic meters per inhabitant	2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★	2026
Irrigated Land	80	234,782★	2025

Government

9 metrics

Metric	🇳🇦 Namibia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Rule of Law Index by Country	65.13 %	88.3 %★	2026
Administrative Divisions	14	50★	2025
Corruption Perception Index	49 index★	65 index	2024
Corruption Perceptions Index Score	49 index	65 index★	2024
Independence	21★	4	2025
LGBT Rights Index Score	0.58	7.08★	2019
Prison Population Rate	148 per 100,000★	666 per 100,000	2016
Public Sector Corruption Perception	49★	65	2024
Suffrage Participation Rate	18	18	2025

Health

21 metrics

Metric	🇳🇦 Namibia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Average BMI for Adults	22.9 kg/m²	28.8 kg/m²★	2016
Change in Measles Immunization Rate	79 %	92 %★	2024
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)	5.3	13.7★	2024
Female Life Expectancy Leaders	67.52 years	78.89 years★	2024
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends	1.62 per 1,000 births	0.27 per 1,000 births★	2023
Health Care Spending per Capita	1,248.83 USD	15,459.46 USD★	2026
Health Coverage Index Score	66 score	88 score★	2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	9.4 % of GDP	16.6 % of GDP★	2025
Highest Male Life Expectancy	67.52 years	78.89 years★	2024
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate	11.8 %	NA	2022
Hospital Bed Density	2.7 people/sq km	2.9 people/sq km★	2024
Hospital Beds per Capita	2.7 beds per 1,000	3.07 beds per 1,000★	2009
Low Birth Weight Prevalence	15.58 %	8.26 %★	2020
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)	139 %	17 %★	2025
Mean Age at First Birth	21.6	27.5★	2025
Nurses and Midwives Density	5.39 per 1,000 people	13.38 per 1,000 people★	2022
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)	17.2 %★	36.2 %	2025
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending	7.49 %★	10.93 %	2023
People Living With HIV/AIDS	210,000	NA	2021
Total Number of Doctors	0.55	3.68★	2022
Underweight Children Under 5	13.2	0.4★	2024

Military and Security

3 metrics

Metric	🇳🇦 Namibia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Active Military Personnel	10,000 personnel	1.36M personnel★	2022
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)	2.77 %★	3.12 %	2025
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)	16,000	1.40M★	2020

People and Society

38 metrics

Metric	🇳🇦 Namibia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Currently married (Percent)	35.13 %	51.38 %★	2026
Human Capital Index	0.48	0.72★	2026
Life expectancy at birth	74.68 years	83.22 years★	2026
Median age of population	21.43 years	38.79 years★	2026
Population Change	54,865.9 persons	2.26M persons★	2026
Population density	3.85 per sq. km★	38.15 per sq. km	2026
Total population	3.16M persons	349.13M persons★	2026
Academic Freedom Index	0.72★	0.4	2025
Beer Consumption per Capita	6.7 liters★	3.86 liters	2022
Birth Rate (%)	23.93 %★	10.75 %	2025
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate	56.1 %	73.9 %★	2024
Crude Birth Rate	25.89 per 1,000 people★	10.6 per 1,000 people	2024
Death Rate (%)	6.36 %★	8.76 %	2025
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)	9.1 % of GDP★	5.4 % of GDP	2025
Female population of reproductive age	816,356.35 persons	78.56M persons★	2026
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)	33.12 %	94.85 %★	2022
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate	2.83 %	38.86 %★	2024
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth	100.46 male/female	104.75 male/female★	2023
Human Development Index	0.38	0.75★	2020
Labor Force Participation Rate	1.13	174.17★	2025
Learning-adjusted years of school	6.59 years	11.07 years★	2026
Length of paid parental leave for mother	0 days	183.4 days★	2026
Major Urban Areas Population	477,000 people★	18.94 people	2025
Mean Male Height (cm)	166.96	177.13★	1996
Mean Years of Schooling	6.88 years	13.32 years★	2020
Military Service Age and Obligation	18★	17	2025
Old-Age Dependency Ratio	6.04 %★	26.8 %	2023
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization	44.2 %	74.52 %★	2026
Physician Density	0.55 people/sq km	3.68 people/sq km★	2025
Population Growth Rate	1.76 %★	0.45 %	2025
Population living in slums	41.33 %★	0.05 %	2026
Total deaths	15,835.9 persons★	2.87M persons	2026
Total demand for family planning (Percent)	63.35 %	65.73 %★	2026
Total fertility rate	3.14 per woman★	1.61 per woman	2026
Total net-migration	-8,818.7 persons	1.49M persons★	2026
Under-five mortality rate	34.52 per live births	5.52 per live births★	2026
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate	2.95 %★	0.61 %	2025
Voting Age Population	66.68 millions★	62.36 millions	2024

Transportation

3 metrics

Metric	🇳🇦 Namibia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Airports	259	16,116★	2025
Civil Air Travel	NA major transport aircraft	8,252	1992
Heliports	1	8,130★	2025

Travel and Tourism

1 metric

Metric	🇳🇦 Namibia	🇺🇸 United States	Year	Share
Tourism Receipts per Capita	443.28M USD	251.65B USD★	2024

Other

1 metric

Metric	🇳🇦 Namibia	🇺🇸 United States	Year	Share
Current Bank Rate	6.5 %★	3.75 %	2026

Frequently Asked Questions About Namibia vs United States

Which has a larger population, Namibia or United States?▾

United States. United States has 111 times as many people as Namibia (349.13 million vs 3.16 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Namibia or United States?▾

United States. United States's economy is 2,272 times the size of Namibia's ($32.95 trillion vs $14.5 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Namibia or United States?▾

United States is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $94,373 in United States vs $4,595 in Namibia (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).