Namibia vs Zambia
Namibia vs Zambia: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.46% in Namibia and 3.64% in Zambia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.18 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Namibia.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Namibia ranked 96 and Zambia ranked 72 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Namibia | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.46 | 3.64 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.43 | 3.61 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.42 | 3.58 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.4 | 3.55 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.39 | 3.53 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.39 | 3.51 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.38 | 3.5 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.38 | 3.5 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.39 | 3.5 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.4 | 3.51 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.43 | 3.51 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.45 | 3.52 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.46 | 3.53 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.46 | 3.53 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.46 | 3.52 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.46 | 3.52 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.47 | 3.51 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.47 | 3.52 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.48 | 3.53 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.5 | 3.56 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.52 | 3.59 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.53 | 3.62 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.54 | 3.63 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.53 | 3.63 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.51 | 3.62 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.49 | 3.61 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.46 | 3.59 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.42 | 3.57 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- 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
Namibia vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyNamibia: 67.4 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNamibia: 4 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNamibia: 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateNamibia: 11.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNamibia: 2.96 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthNamibia: 2.37% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNamibia: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNamibia: 50.9% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageNamibia: 21 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNamibia: 3.6% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateNamibia: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNamibia: 2.77% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNamibia: $386M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personNamibia: $134 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNamibia: 7% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNamibia: 16,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerNamibia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNamibia: 1.67% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNamibia: 0 TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024