Namibia vs Zambia
Namibia vs Zambia: Days above 35 °C
Days above 35 °C in 2014: 25.9 days in Namibia and 9.7 days in Zambia, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Namibia, by 16.3 days, or 2.68 times that in Zambia.
days a year · CMIP6
What the numbers say
- Namibia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts Namibia at 86.2 days and Zambia at 45 days in 2100.
Every year
days a year · CMIP6
| Year | Namibia | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.9 | 9.7 |
| 2013 | 27.6 | 10.6 |
| 2012 | 28.1 | 9.9 |
| 2011 | 23.8 | 8.8 |
| 2010 | 25.1 | 9.9 |
| 2009 | 25.1 | 8.5 |
| 2008 | 21.8 | 8.4 |
| 2007 | 23 | 8.2 |
| 2006 | 21.7 | 7.6 |
| 2005 | 23.7 | 8.2 |
| 2004 | 27 | 10.2 |
| 2003 | 24.6 | 8.8 |
| 2002 | 23.6 | 8.8 |
| 2001 | 22 | 9.5 |
| 2000 | 21.9 | 9 |
| 1999 | 19.8 | 7.6 |
| 1998 | 21.9 | 7.8 |
| 1997 | 19.2 | 6.6 |
| 1996 | 16 | 5.6 |
| 1995 | 15.9 | 6.2 |
| 1994 | 15.3 | 5.8 |
| 1993 | 13.3 | 4.1 |
| 1992 | 12 | 4.7 |
| 1991 | 18.9 | 4.9 |
| 1990 | 18.9 | 6 |
| 1989 | 19.2 | 6.2 |
| 1988 | 15.5 | 6.4 |
| 1987 | 18.6 | 6.5 |
| 1986 | 18 | 6.3 |
| 1985 | 15 | 4.9 |
| 1984 | 14.4 | 5.1 |
| 1983 | 14 | 5 |
| 1982 | 17 | 4.8 |
| 1981 | 15.9 | 5.8 |
| 1980 | 16.3 | 5.6 |
| 1979 | 14 | 5.3 |
| 1978 | 14 | 5 |
| 1977 | 13.5 | 5.4 |
| 1976 | 13.7 | 4.1 |
| 1975 | 15.2 | 4.8 |
| 1974 | 14 | 5.7 |
| 1973 | 16.2 | 5.7 |
| 1972 | 13.8 | 4.1 |
| 1971 | 13.8 | 4.7 |
| 1970 | 13 | 5.1 |
| 1969 | 15.2 | 5.1 |
| 1968 | 12.2 | 4.6 |
| 1967 | 11 | 4.1 |
| 1966 | 13 | 3.7 |
| 1965 | 12.2 | 4.8 |
| 1964 | 10.2 | 3.4 |
| 1963 | 9.5 | 3.4 |
| 1962 | 14.9 | 5 |
| 1961 | 15.5 | 5.3 |
| 1960 | 15.2 | 5.2 |
| 1959 | 15.1 | 5.5 |
| 1958 | 14.3 | 5.2 |
| 1957 | 16.8 | 5.4 |
| 1956 | 11.9 | 4.2 |
| 1955 | 15.4 | 5.4 |
| 1954 | 13.8 | 5.2 |
| 1953 | 12.3 | 4.8 |
| 1952 | 14.4 | 5.8 |
| 1951 | 13.6 | 4.2 |
| 1950 | 13.2 | 5.3 |
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2015–2100
| Year | Namibia | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 31.413.4–51.2 | 12.45.1–21 |
| 2016 | 26.913.5–45.6 | 114.9–19.9 |
| 2017 | 28.512.8–50 | 115.1–18.3 |
| 2018 | 3417.2–52.4 | 11.44.9–21.2 |
| 2019 | 29.911.5–48.3 | 12.16.3–19.3 |
| 2020 | 34.715.7–51 | 14.37.2–23.4 |
| 2021 | 36.120.4–55.1 | 12.65.9–22.1 |
| 2022 | 37.121.6–58.5 | 15.37–23.7 |
| 2023 | 42.323.3–60.4 | 17.510.3–26.3 |
| 2024 | 36.619.7–53.9 | 15.88.7–24.8 |
| 2025 | 36.216.1–64.5 | 14.76.5–26.2 |
| 2026 | 45.321.4–64.4 | 169.1–25.4 |
| 2027 | 43.525.4–63.5 | 17.78.9–29.2 |
| 2028 | 43.423.6–63.3 | 16.28.1–27.4 |
| 2029 | 46.929.8–70.8 | 18.69.5–28.9 |
| 2030 | 44.222.6–65.2 | 17.310–31.1 |
| 2031 | 4622.5–71.6 | 16.97.7–30.4 |
| 2032 | 47.727.5–70 | 16.78.3–28.7 |
| 2033 | 50.829.4–74 | 209.5–32.1 |
| 2034 | 51.130.6–79.6 | 22.69.4–38.5 |
| 2035 | 45.822.9–67.5 | 19.310.1–35.5 |
| 2036 | 44.423.7–70.2 | 18.88.7–32.8 |
| 2037 | 49.829.9–75.8 | 20.79.8–34.6 |
| 2038 | 52.434.8–77.7 | 20.311.6–36.7 |
| 2039 | 46.522–76.8 | 19.310.6–32 |
| 2040 | 4924–73.4 | 18.89.3–34.6 |
| 2041 | 53.231.8–77.8 | 22.310.6–36.6 |
| 2042 | 53.734.2–86.8 | 22.113.1–34.8 |
| 2043 | 52.529.3–77.5 | 239.6–38.3 |
| 2044 | 55.525.3–83.8 | 21.910.3–36.4 |
| 2045 | 53.630.1–80 | 22.310.5–35.5 |
| 2046 | 58.335.7–90.7 | 25.912.8–39.6 |
| 2047 | 60.234–85.3 | 24.314.1–39.3 |
| 2048 | 62.536.6–93.5 | 26.414.1–40.8 |
| 2049 | 62.641.2–89.9 | 25.212.7–41 |
| 2050 | 63.838.7–98.5 | 29.514.9–44 |
| 2051 | 57.733.8–94.4 | 29.715.7–46.8 |
| 2052 | 65.537.9–104 | 29.116.4–47.8 |
| 2053 | 63.444.4–94.2 | 27.713.4–42.1 |
| 2054 | 68.538.7–110 | 31.514–51.7 |
| 2055 | 64.842.6–100.9 | 31.314.6–46.2 |
| 2056 | 63.839.8–93.4 | 28.914–46.4 |
| 2057 | 72.443.6–105.2 | 28.414.3–50.5 |
| 2058 | 66.337.2–96.8 | 3014–47.4 |
| 2059 | 75.139–109.8 | 34.319–50.7 |
| 2060 | 68.946.3–107.5 | 32.614.6–53.4 |
| 2061 | 74.337.7–107.4 | 33.215.2–53.9 |
| 2062 | 70.642.1–111.7 | 31.917–51.6 |
| 2063 | 67.338.8–108.7 | 30.715.7–50 |
| 2064 | 72.844.8–100.3 | 32.716.6–49.6 |
| 2065 | 73.741–114.7 | 34.217–58.2 |
| 2066 | 74.446–115.3 | 34.715.5–56.6 |
| 2067 | 70.841.5–103.8 | 30.417.4–53.3 |
| 2068 | 73.847.8–101.2 | 32.117.6–49.7 |
| 2069 | 72.647.6–103.3 | 35.916.2–53.5 |
| 2070 | 69.839.6–114.2 | 34.719.7–57 |
| 2071 | 77.349.9–119 | 3618.1–56.3 |
| 2072 | 8050.9–109.2 | 34.920–53.3 |
| 2073 | 88.458.6–121.7 | 4121.4–63.3 |
| 2074 | 77.246.3–127.7 | 34.820.5–59.6 |
| 2075 | 70.440–105.6 | 33.117.4–55.1 |
| 2076 | 84.948.6–118.5 | 36.317.9–62.2 |
| 2077 | 8055.7–112.2 | 3720.5–59.7 |
| 2078 | 77.850.7–113 | 38.819.7–59.6 |
| 2079 | 88.147.4–122.5 | 39.420.8–63.6 |
| 2080 | 84.954–114 | 3820.3–64.5 |
| 2081 | 84.455–120.8 | 36.921–63.8 |
| 2082 | 84.255.6–121.2 | 36.522.8–61.1 |
| 2083 | 79.641.3–119.5 | 40.819.1–63.3 |
| 2084 | 84.550.9–117.5 | 41.121–60.8 |
| 2085 | 90.447.1–129.4 | 44.827.6–70.2 |
| 2086 | 85.352.1–136.8 | 36.821.5–66 |
| 2087 | 82.755.6–119.4 | 4321.7–67.6 |
| 2088 | 84.747.8–132.4 | 44.521.8–68.5 |
| 2089 | 87.560.6–117.8 | 45.726.7–62.3 |
| 2090 | 85.662.8–128.2 | 4423.3–67.1 |
| 2091 | 90.853.5–137.7 | 41.922.7–72.7 |
| 2092 | 89.361.1–127.8 | 44.824.2–68.9 |
| 2093 | 81.855.5–123.1 | 41.921.7–68.5 |
| 2094 | 86.860.4–126.5 | 46.826–69.9 |
| 2095 | 94.454–129.8 | 4425.8–65.7 |
| 2096 | 88.657.1–127.8 | 4221.1–67.9 |
| 2097 | 80.954.6–124.3 | 40.420–65.5 |
| 2098 | 91.352.5–140 | 42.823.4–67.6 |
| 2099 | 87.755.8–141.5 | 44.621.7–77 |
| 2100 | 86.252.1–122.8 | 4523.4–66 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Days in a year whose highest temperature passes 35 °C, averaged over the country.
- Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CMIP6 multi-model median.
- The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
- Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.
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