Namibia vs Venezuela, RB

Namibia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Windhoek
Population
3M
GDP
$13.6B
Venezuela, RB
Latin America & Caribbean
Lower middle income
Capital: Caracas
Population
28.4M
GDP
$120.6B

POP 9.4x GDP 8.8x LE 5.2 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Namibia vs Venezuela, RB

Net Migration104%Inflation (Consumer Pric…98.3%Population89.3%Population Density88.8%GDP (Current USD)88.7%Forest Area85.1%Trade (% of GDP)75.7%Unemployment Rate72.2%
WIDE pair: the board is the Net Migration gap first (Namibia LMC vs Venezuela, RB LMC).

Demographics: Population (Venezuela, RB, 89% spread)

Indicator Namibia Venezuela, RB Year
Population 3M 28.4M 2024
Population Density 3.6 32.1 2023
Population Ages 65+ 3.7% 9.7% 2024
Urban Population 50.4% 89.3% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Namibia and Venezuela, RB profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Inflation (Consumer Prices) (Venezuela, RB, 98% spread)

Indicator Namibia Venezuela, RB Year
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 4.2% 254.9% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $13.6B $120.6B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 108.0% 26.2% 2024
Unemployment Rate 19.2% 5.3% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Namibia and Venezuela, RB profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (Venezuela, RB, 67% spread)

Indicator Namibia Venezuela, RB Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.6 1.7 2022
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 9.5% 3.8% 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 36.4 21.2 2024
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 22.7% 13.4% 2013

3 closer health rows sit on the Namibia and Venezuela, RB profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Venezuela, RB, 67% spread)

Indicator Namibia Venezuela, RB Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 26.1% 78.3% 2022
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 9.1% 6.9% 2024
School Enrollment (Secondary) 82.0% 97.8% 2024

3 closer education rows sit on the Namibia and Venezuela, RB profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Forest Area (Venezuela, RB, 85% spread)

Indicator Namibia Venezuela, RB Year
Forest Area 7.8% 52.2% 2023
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 1.2 3.4 2024
Freshwater Withdrawal 1.7% 2.8% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 1,232 1,953 2023

1 closer environment rows sit on the Namibia and Venezuela, RB profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Electricity (Venezuela, RB, 43% spread)

Indicator Namibia Venezuela, RB Year
Access to Electricity 56.7% 100.0% 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 85.2 71.0 2024
Internet Users 64.9% 76.7% 2024

1 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Namibia and Venezuela, RB profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Namibia, 104% spread)

Indicator Namibia Venezuela, RB Year
Net Migration 4.2K -105,297 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 22.9% 9.7% 2015
Female Labor Participation 54.9% 37.3% 2024
GINI Index 59.1 44.7 2015

2 closer social rows sit on the Namibia and Venezuela, RB profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Namibia vs Venezuela, RB comparison

Namibia (LMC, Sub-Saharan Africa) vs Venezuela, RB (LMC, Latin America & Caribbean) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 9.4x smaller (3M vs 28.4M) and total GDP is 8.8x smaller ($13.6B vs $120.6B). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~104% relative spread) across 41 indicators in 7 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. 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 Venezuela, RB figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · WIDE scale band.