Namibia vs Zambia
Namibia vs Zambia: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 59.3% in Namibia and 53.6% in Zambia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Namibia, by 5.7 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Zambia.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Namibia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2024, Namibia ranked 186 and Zambia ranked 195 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Namibia | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.3 | 53.6 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 56.7 | 51.1 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 56.2 | 47.8 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 55.2 | 46.7 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 52.3 | 44.6 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 53.3 | 43 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 52.3 | 40.2 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 52.5 | 40.3 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 49.7 | 35.4 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 51.6 | 31.1 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 48.4 | 27.9 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 47.4 | 30.1 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 46.4 | 29.2 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 42.3 | 28.3 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 44.4 | 22 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 44.1 | 26.6 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 42.4 | 25.7 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 43.7 | 18.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 40.5 | 24.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 39.6 | 23.3 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 38.7 | 20.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | 37.8 | 18.5 | 80 |
| 2002 | 36.9 | 17.4 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 36 | 20.2 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 36.5 | 16.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 34 | 18.5 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 33 | 19 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 32 | 17.1 | – |
| 1996 | 31 | 17.3 | – |
| 1995 | 30 | 15.7 | – |
| 1994 | 28.9 | 14.9 | – |
| 1993 | 27 | 14.2 | – |
| 1992 | 26.4 | 19.2 | – |
| 1991 | – | 12.8 | – |
| 1990 | – | 13.9 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, 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
- DepressionNamibia: 3.46% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- 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