Botswana vs Namibia
Botswana vs Namibia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 10 per 100,000 people in Botswana and 11.8 per 100,000 people in Namibia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Namibia, by 1.8 per 100,000 people, or 1.18 times that in Botswana.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Namibia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Botswana ranked 80 and Namibia ranked 56 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Botswana | Namibia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 11.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10.1 | 11.9 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 10.3 | 12 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 10.4 | 12.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.5 | 12.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.6 | 12.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.8 | 13.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10.8 | 13.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.9 | 14.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.9 | 15.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.9 | 16 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.8 | 17.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12.3 | 18.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.8 | 19.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 13.1 | 20.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 13.1 | 20.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 13.1 | 20.7 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 13.1 | 21.1 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 13.2 | 20.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 13.5 | 20.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.9 | 19.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 14.4 | 19.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 14.9 | 19 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 15.2 | 18.3 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 15.5 | 17.9 | 16 |
| 1992 | 15.7 | 17.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 15.8 | 17.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 15.8 | 17.7 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Botswana vs Namibia
Health
- Life expectancyBotswana: 69.2 years in 2023Namibia: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBotswana: 3.3 per 100 live births in 2024Namibia: 4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBotswana: 28.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Namibia: 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBotswana: 3.97% in 2017Namibia: 3.46% in 2017
People
- PopulationBotswana: 2.48 million people in 2023Namibia: 2.96 million people in 2023
- Population growthBotswana: 1.64% a year in 2023Namibia: 2.37% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBotswana: 2.73 births per woman in 2023Namibia: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBotswana: 68% in 2025Namibia: 50.9% in 2025
- Median ageBotswana: 22.9 years in 2023Namibia: 21 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBotswana: 4% in 2023Namibia: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBotswana: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Namibia: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBotswana: 3.11% of GDP in 2025Namibia: 2.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBotswana: $595M in 2025Namibia: $386M in 2025
- Military spending per personBotswana: $242 in 2025Namibia: $134 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBotswana: 8.9% of government spending in 2025Namibia: 7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBotswana: 9,000 people in 2020Namibia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerBotswana: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Namibia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBotswana: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020Namibia: 1.67% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBotswana: 11 million TIV in 2024Namibia: 0 TIV in 2025