Namibia vs United States
POP 112.2x GDP 2107.7x LE 11.4 yrs LMC↔HIC
Widest indicator spreads · Namibia vs United States
Demographics: Population (United States, 99% spread)
| Indicator | Namibia | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3M | 340.1M | 2024 |
| Population Density | 3.6 | 36.8 | 2023 |
| Population Ages 65+ | 3.7% | 17.9% | 2024 |
| Population Ages 0-14 | 37.0% | 17.3% | 2024 |
3 closer demographics rows sit on the Namibia and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Economy: GDP (Current USD) (United States, 100% spread)
| Indicator | Namibia | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (Current USD) | $13.6B | $28.8T | 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment | $1.9B | $297.1B | 2024 |
| Government Debt (% of GDP) | 4.7% | 118.1% | 2015 |
| GDP Per Capita (Current USD) | $4,501.848 | $84,534.041 | 2024 |
5 closer economy rows sit on the Namibia and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (United States, 88% spread)
| Indicator | Namibia | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal Mortality Ratio | 139 | 17 | 2023 |
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 0.6 | 3.7 | 2022 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 36.4 | 5.5 | 2024 |
| Under-5 Mortality Rate | 39.5 | 6.5 | 2024 |
3 closer health rows sit on the Namibia and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (United States, 67% spread)
| Indicator | Namibia | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Enrollment (Tertiary) | 26.1% | 79.4% | 2022 |
| Education Expenditure (% of GDP) | 9.1% | 5.4% | 2024 |
| School Enrollment (Primary) | 120.7% | 97.0% | 2024 |
| School Enrollment (Secondary) | 82.0% | 97.5% | 2024 |
2 closer education rows sit on the Namibia and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Environment: CO2 Emissions Per Capita (Namibia, 91% spread)
| Indicator | Namibia | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 1.2 | 13.6 | 2024 |
| Electric Power Consumption | 1,232 | 12,839 | 2023 |
| Freshwater Withdrawal | 1.7% | 15.8% | 2022 |
| Forest Area | 7.8% | 33.9% | 2023 |
1 closer environment rows sit on the Namibia and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Infrastructure: Access to Electricity (United States, 43% spread)
| Indicator | Namibia | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Electricity | 56.7% | 100.0% | 2023 |
| Internet Users | 64.9% | 94.7% | 2024 |
| Mobile Subscriptions | 85.2 | 113.2 | 2024 |
2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Namibia and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Social: Net Migration (United States, 100% spread)
| Indicator | Namibia | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Migration | 4.2K | 1.3M | 2024 |
| Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 22.9% | 1.1% | 2015 |
| Intentional Homicides | 11.2 | 5.8 | 2021 |
| GINI Index | 59.1 | 41.8 | 2015 |
2 closer social rows sit on the Namibia and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
How to read this Namibia vs United States comparison
Namibia (LMC, Sub-Saharan Africa) vs United States (HIC, North America) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 112.2x smaller (3M vs 340.1M) and total GDP is 2107.7x smaller ($13.6B vs $28.8T). The gap board leads on GDP (Current USD) (~100% relative spread) across 48 indicators in 8 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 United States figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · LMC↔HIC · WIDE scale band.