Namibia vs Sri Lanka

Namibia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Windhoek
Population
3M
GDP
$13.6B
Sri Lanka
South Asia
Upper middle income
Capital: Colombo
Population
21.9M
GDP
$99.6B

POP 7.2x GDP 7.3x LE 10.2 yrs LMC↔UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Namibia vs Sri Lanka

Net Migration115.5%Inflation (Consumer Pric…110.1%Population Density99%Government Debt (% of GDP)93.7%Freshwater Withdrawal93.2%Poverty (< $2.15/day)88.2%Maternal Mortality Ratio87.1%GDP (Current USD)86.3%
WIDE pair: the board is the Net Migration gap first (Namibia LMC vs Sri Lanka UMC).

Demographics: Population Density (Sri Lanka, 99% spread)

Indicator Namibia Sri Lanka Year
Population Density 3.6 356.2 2023
Population 3M 21.9M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 3.7% 12.1% 2024
Urban Population 50.4% 20.3% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Namibia and Sri Lanka profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Inflation (Consumer Prices) (Namibia, 110% spread)

Indicator Namibia Sri Lanka Year
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 4.2% -0.4% 2024
Government Debt (% of GDP) 4.7% 73.5% 2015
GDP (Current USD) $13.6B $99.6B 2024
Unemployment Rate 19.2% 4.2% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Namibia and Sri Lanka profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Sri Lanka, 87% spread)

Indicator Namibia Sri Lanka Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 139 18 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 36.4 5.2 2024
Under-5 Mortality Rate 39.5 5.9 2024
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 9.5% 3.7% 2023

3 closer health rows sit on the Namibia and Sri Lanka profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Namibia, 80% spread)

Indicator Namibia Sri Lanka Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 9.1% 1.8% 2024
School Enrollment (Primary) 120.7% 91.5% 2024
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 26.1% 20.7% 2022

3 closer education rows sit on the Namibia and Sri Lanka profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Sri Lanka, 93% spread)

Indicator Namibia Sri Lanka Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 1.7% 24.5% 2022
Forest Area 7.8% 34.0% 2023
Electric Power Consumption 1,232 644 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 30.0% 48.8% 2021

1 closer environment rows sit on the Namibia and Sri Lanka profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Electricity (Sri Lanka, 43% spread)

Indicator Namibia Sri Lanka Year
Access to Electricity 56.7% 100.0% 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 85.2 132.5 2024
Internet Users 64.9% 54.6% 2024

1 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Namibia and Sri Lanka profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Namibia, 115% spread)

Indicator Namibia Sri Lanka Year
Net Migration 4.2K -27,245 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 22.9% 2.7% 2015
Intentional Homicides 11.2 3.3 2021
Female Labor Participation 54.9% 31.0% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Namibia and Sri Lanka profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Namibia vs Sri Lanka comparison

Namibia (LMC, Sub-Saharan Africa) vs Sri Lanka (UMC, South Asia) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 7.2x smaller (3M vs 21.9M) and total GDP is 7.3x smaller ($13.6B vs $99.6B). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~115% relative spread) across 41 indicators in 7 topics. Cross-tier pair; prefer per-capita and rate columns over raw totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Namibia vs Sri Lanka figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · LMC↔UMC · WIDE scale band.