Namibia vs Zambia
Namibia vs Zambia: Population
Population in 2023: 2.96 million people in Namibia and 20.7 million people in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zambia, by 17.8 million people, or 6.99 times that in Namibia.
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What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Namibia ranked 139 and Zambia ranked 63 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Namibia at 5.9 million people and Zambia at 64.5 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Namibia | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.96 million | 20.7 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 2.89 million | 20.2 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 2.81 million | 19.6 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 2.73 million | 19.1 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 2.65 million | 18.5 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 2.58 million | 18 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 2.51 million | 17.4 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 2.44 million | 16.9 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 2.37 million | 16.4 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 2.31 million | 15.9 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 2.25 million | 15.4 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 2.2 million | 14.9 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 2.15 million | 14.4 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 2.11 million | 14 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 2.08 million | 13.5 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 2.05 million | 13 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 2.02 million | 12.6 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 1.99 million | 12.1 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 1.97 million | 11.7 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 1.94 million | 11.3 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 1.92 million | 11 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 1.89 million | 10.7 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 1.86 million | 10.3 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 1.82 million | 10 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 1.78 million | 9.74 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 1.73 million | 9.48 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 1.69 million | 9.24 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 1.65 million | 9 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 1.6 million | 8.79 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 1.56 million | 8.58 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 1.51 million | 8.37 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 1.46 million | 8.18 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 1.42 million | 7.98 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 1.37 million | 7.79 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 1.29 million | 7.59 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 1.21 million | 7.39 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 1.17 million | 7.19 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 1.13 million | 6.99 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 1.1 million | 6.78 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 1.07 million | 6.58 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 1.04 million | 6.38 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 1.01 million | 6.18 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 992,500 | 5.98 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 981,400 | 5.8 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 962,800 | 5.63 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 947,300 | 5.47 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 931,100 | 5.3 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 906,600 | 5.14 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 881,000 | 4.99 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 854,300 | 4.84 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 828,900 | 4.7 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 804,400 | 4.57 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 780,600 | 4.44 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 757,900 | 4.32 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 736,100 | 4.2 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 715,500 | 4.07 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 696,000 | 3.94 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 677,700 | 3.81 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 660,600 | 3.69 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 644,500 | 3.58 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 629,600 | 3.47 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 615,800 | 3.36 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 603,100 | 3.25 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 591,500 | 3.15 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 580,900 | 3.06 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 571,300 | 2.96 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 562,600 | 2.87 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 554,600 | 2.79 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 547,100 | 2.7 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 540,000 | 2.62 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 533,200 | 2.54 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 526,600 | 2.47 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 520,400 | 2.39 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 514,600 | 2.32 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 504,600 | 2.27 million | – |
| 1948 | 494,900 | 2.23 million | – |
| 1947 | 485,600 | 2.19 million | – |
| 1946 | 476,500 | 2.15 million | – |
| 1945 | 467,500 | 2.11 million | – |
| 1944 | 458,700 | 2.07 million | – |
| 1943 | 450,100 | 2.04 million | – |
| 1942 | 441,600 | 2 million | – |
| 1941 | 433,200 | 1.97 million | – |
| 1940 | 424,900 | 1.93 million | – |
| 1939 | 416,600 | 1.9 million | – |
| 1938 | 408,500 | 1.88 million | – |
| 1937 | 400,400 | 1.85 million | – |
| 1936 | 392,500 | 1.83 million | – |
| 1935 | 384,700 | 1.8 million | – |
| 1934 | 377,100 | 1.78 million | – |
| 1933 | 369,600 | 1.75 million | – |
| 1932 | 362,300 | 1.73 million | – |
| 1931 | 355,100 | 1.7 million | – |
| 1930 | 348,000 | 1.68 million | – |
| 1929 | 340,900 | 1.65 million | – |
| 1928 | 333,900 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1927 | 327,100 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1926 | 320,300 | 1.58 million | – |
| 1925 | 313,700 | 1.56 million | – |
| 1924 | 307,300 | 1.54 million | – |
| 1923 | 301,000 | 1.51 million | – |
| 1922 | 294,800 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1921 | 289,000 | 1.47 million | – |
| 1920 | 283,600 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1919 | 278,700 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1918 | 274,100 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1917 | 270,000 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1916 | 265,600 | 1.47 million | – |
| 1915 | 261,300 | 1.48 million | – |
| 1914 | 257,100 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1913 | 253,000 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1912 | 248,900 | 1.5 million | – |
| 1911 | 244,900 | 1.51 million | – |
| 1910 | 240,800 | 1.52 million | – |
| 1909 | 236,800 | 1.52 million | – |
| 1908 | 232,800 | 1.53 million | – |
| 1907 | 228,900 | 1.54 million | – |
| 1906 | 225,000 | 1.55 million | – |
| 1905 | 221,200 | 1.56 million | – |
| 1904 | 217,400 | 1.58 million | – |
| 1903 | 213,700 | 1.59 million | – |
| 1902 | 210,100 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1901 | 206,700 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1900 | 203,700 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1899 | 201,000 | 1.62 million | – |
| 1898 | 198,600 | 1.62 million | – |
| 1897 | 196,400 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1896 | 194,300 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1895 | 192,200 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1894 | 190,100 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1893 | 188,000 | 1.64 million | – |
| 1892 | 186,000 | 1.64 million | – |
| 1891 | 184,000 | 1.64 million | – |
| 1890 | 182,000 | 1.64 million | – |
| 1889 | 180,000 | 1.64 million | – |
| 1888 | 178,000 | 1.64 million | – |
| 1887 | 176,100 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1886 | 174,200 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1885 | 172,300 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1884 | 170,400 | 1.62 million | – |
| 1883 | 168,600 | 1.62 million | – |
| 1882 | 166,800 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1881 | 164,900 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1880 | 163,200 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1879 | 161,400 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1878 | 159,600 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1877 | 157,900 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1876 | 156,200 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1875 | 154,500 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1874 | 152,800 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1873 | 151,200 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1872 | 149,500 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1871 | 147,900 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1870 | 146,300 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1869 | 144,700 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1868 | 143,100 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1867 | 141,600 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1866 | 140,000 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1865 | 138,500 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1864 | 137,000 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1863 | 135,500 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1862 | 134,000 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1861 | 132,600 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1860 | 131,100 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1859 | 129,700 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1858 | 128,300 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1857 | 126,900 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1856 | 125,500 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1855 | 124,200 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1854 | 122,800 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1853 | 121,500 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1852 | 120,100 | 1.59 million | – |
| 1851 | 119,400 | 1.59 million | – |
| 1850 | 119,200 | 1.58 million | – |
| 1849 | 119,700 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1848 | 120,700 | 1.55 million | – |
| 1847 | 122,400 | 1.52 million | – |
| 1846 | 124,000 | 1.5 million | – |
| 1845 | 125,700 | 1.48 million | – |
| 1844 | 127,400 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1843 | 129,100 | 1.43 million | – |
| 1842 | 130,800 | 1.41 million | – |
| 1841 | 132,600 | 1.39 million | – |
| 1840 | 134,300 | 1.37 million | – |
| 1839 | 136,100 | 1.35 million | – |
| 1838 | 138,000 | 1.33 million | – |
| 1837 | 139,800 | 1.31 million | – |
| 1836 | 141,700 | 1.29 million | – |
| 1835 | 143,600 | 1.27 million | – |
| 1834 | 145,500 | 1.25 million | – |
| 1833 | 147,500 | 1.23 million | – |
| 1832 | 149,500 | 1.21 million | – |
| 1831 | 151,500 | 1.2 million | – |
| 1830 | 153,500 | 1.18 million | – |
| 1829 | 155,600 | 1.16 million | – |
| 1828 | 157,700 | 1.14 million | – |
| 1827 | 159,800 | 1.13 million | – |
| 1826 | 161,900 | 1.11 million | – |
| 1825 | 164,100 | 1.09 million | – |
| 1824 | 166,300 | 1.08 million | – |
| 1823 | 168,500 | 1.06 million | – |
| 1822 | 170,800 | 1.04 million | – |
| 1821 | 173,100 | 1.03 million | – |
| 1820 | 175,400 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1819 | 177,800 | 996,400 | – |
| 1818 | 180,200 | 981,400 | – |
| 1817 | 182,600 | 966,600 | – |
| 1816 | 185,000 | 952,100 | – |
| 1815 | 187,500 | 937,800 | – |
| 1814 | 190,000 | 923,700 | – |
| 1813 | 192,600 | 909,800 | – |
| 1812 | 195,200 | 896,100 | – |
| 1811 | 197,800 | 882,700 | – |
| 1810 | 200,400 | 869,400 | – |
| 1809 | 203,100 | 856,100 | – |
| 1808 | 205,800 | 843,200 | – |
| 1807 | 208,600 | 830,600 | – |
| 1806 | 211,400 | 818,100 | – |
| 1805 | 214,200 | 805,800 | – |
| 1804 | 217,100 | 793,700 | – |
| 1803 | 220,000 | 781,700 | – |
| 1802 | 223,000 | 770,000 | – |
| 1801 | 226,000 | 758,400 | – |
| 1800 | 229,000 | 747,000 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Namibia | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.03 million3 million–3.06 million | 21.3 million21.2 million–21.4 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 3.09 million3.01 million–3.17 million | 21.9 million21.6 million–22.2 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 3.15 million3.03 million–3.27 million | 22.5 million22 million–22.9 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 3.21 million3.04 million–3.38 million | 23.1 million22.4 million–23.8 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 3.27 million3.06 million–3.48 million | 23.8 million22.8 million–24.6 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 3.33 million3.09 million–3.58 million | 24.4 million23.2 million–25.4 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 3.39 million3.12 million–3.7 million | 25 million23.6 million–26.3 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 3.45 million3.14 million–3.81 million | 25.7 million23.9 million–27.2 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 3.51 million3.16 million–3.91 million | 26.3 million24.2 million–28.1 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 3.57 million3.19 million–4 million | 27 million24.6 million–29 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 3.62 million3.2 million–4.11 million | 27.6 million24.9 million–30 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 3.68 million3.22 million–4.23 million | 28.3 million25.3 million–31 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 3.74 million3.24 million–4.33 million | 28.9 million25.6 million–32 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 3.79 million3.26 million–4.43 million | 29.6 million25.9 million–33.1 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 3.85 million3.29 million–4.55 million | 30.2 million26.1 million–34.1 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 3.91 million3.32 million–4.67 million | 30.9 million26.4 million–35.1 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 3.96 million3.34 million–4.77 million | 31.6 million26.6 million–36.2 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 4.02 million3.36 million–4.88 million | 32.2 million26.8 million–37.4 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 4.07 million3.38 million–5 million | 32.9 million27.1 million–38.5 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 4.13 million3.41 million–5.1 million | 33.5 million27.4 million–39.6 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 4.19 million3.43 million–5.2 million | 34.2 million27.6 million–40.9 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 4.24 million3.44 million–5.33 million | 34.8 million27.8 million–42.1 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 4.3 million3.44 million–5.45 million | 35.5 million28 million–43.4 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 4.36 million3.44 million–5.55 million | 36.1 million28.2 million–44.7 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 4.41 million3.46 million–5.66 million | 36.8 million28.5 million–46.1 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 4.46 million3.47 million–5.77 million | 37.4 million28.7 million–47.6 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 4.51 million3.47 million–5.92 million | 38.1 million28.8 million–49.1 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 4.57 million3.48 million–6.06 million | 38.7 million29 million–50.6 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 4.62 million3.49 million–6.16 million | 39.4 million29.2 million–52.1 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 4.67 million3.5 million–6.27 million | 40 million29.3 million–53.6 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 4.72 million3.5 million–6.39 million | 40.7 million29.5 million–55.2 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 4.77 million3.5 million–6.51 million | 41.3 million29.7 million–56.7 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 4.81 million3.5 million–6.61 million | 41.9 million29.8 million–58.2 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 4.86 million3.5 million–6.71 million | 42.6 million29.9 million–59.7 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 4.9 million3.51 million–6.81 million | 43.2 million29.9 million–61.4 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 4.95 million3.5 million–6.93 million | 43.8 million30 million–63.2 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 4.99 million3.48 million–7.07 million | 44.5 million30.1 million–65 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 5.04 million3.47 million–7.21 million | 45.1 million30.1 million–66.8 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 5.08 million3.46 million–7.34 million | 45.7 million30.2 million–68.6 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 5.12 million3.46 million–7.5 million | 46.3 million30.2 million–70.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 5.15 million3.45 million–7.69 million | 46.9 million30.3 million–72.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 5.19 million3.44 million–7.85 million | 47.6 million30.3 million–74.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 5.23 million3.44 million–7.98 million | 48.2 million30.4 million–76.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 5.26 million3.44 million–8.1 million | 48.8 million30.4 million–78.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 5.3 million3.44 million–8.19 million | 49.3 million30.4 million–80.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 5.33 million3.43 million–8.29 million | 49.9 million30.4 million–83.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 5.36 million3.42 million–8.45 million | 50.5 million30.5 million–85.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 5.39 million3.4 million–8.6 million | 51.1 million30.5 million–87.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 5.42 million3.38 million–8.72 million | 51.7 million30.5 million–90.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 5.45 million3.37 million–8.85 million | 52.2 million30.6 million–92.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 5.48 million3.36 million–9.02 million | 52.8 million30.6 million–95.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 5.51 million3.33 million–9.18 million | 53.3 million30.5 million–97.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 5.54 million3.31 million–9.34 million | 53.9 million30.5 million–100 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 5.56 million3.28 million–9.51 million | 54.4 million30.5 million–102 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 5.59 million3.25 million–9.69 million | 54.9 million30.4 million–105 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 5.61 million3.24 million–9.85 million | 55.5 million30.3 million–107 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 5.64 million3.2 million–9.98 million | 56 million30.1 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 5.66 million3.18 million–10.1 million | 56.5 million30 million–113 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 5.68 million3.15 million–10.3 million | 57 million30 million–115 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 5.7 million3.12 million–10.5 million | 57.5 million30 million–118 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 5.72 million3.09 million–10.6 million | 58 million29.9 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 5.74 million3.05 million–10.8 million | 58.4 million29.6 million–123 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 5.76 million3.02 million–10.9 million | 58.9 million29.5 million–126 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 5.77 million2.99 million–11.1 million | 59.4 million29.3 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 5.79 million2.96 million–11.3 million | 59.8 million29.2 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 5.8 million2.93 million–11.4 million | 60.3 million28.9 million–136 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 5.82 million2.9 million–11.5 million | 60.7 million28.7 million–139 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 5.83 million2.85 million–11.7 million | 61.1 million28.5 million–143 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 5.84 million2.81 million–11.9 million | 61.5 million28.3 million–146 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 5.85 million2.8 million–12 million | 61.9 million28.1 million–149 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 5.86 million2.79 million–12.2 million | 62.3 million28 million–153 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 5.87 million2.76 million–12.4 million | 62.7 million28 million–156 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 5.88 million2.75 million–12.5 million | 63.1 million27.9 million–159 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 5.88 million2.72 million–12.7 million | 63.4 million27.7 million–163 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 5.89 million2.69 million–12.8 million | 63.8 million27.5 million–167 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 5.89 million2.66 million–12.9 million | 64.1 million27.4 million–171 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 5.9 million2.65 million–13.1 million | 64.5 million27.3 million–174 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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
- 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