Africa · Southern Africa
Capital: Windhoek
Namibia
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Namibia in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #133
Namibia's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
3.1M
#134 of 196
32nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$15.08B
#144 of 196
27th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$362.4M
#116 of 196
41st percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$81.2M
#92 of 196
53rd percentile
2022 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$1.51B
#128 of 196
35th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Southern Africa
- Country code
- NAM
- Neighbors
- AngolaBotswanaSouth AfricaZambia
Three interesting facts
Namibia shares land borders with 4 countries: Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and Zambia.
Namibia has a low average population density, with large areas containing relatively few residents.
More than one currency is commonly recognized in Namibia, including Namibian Dollar and South African Rand.
Geography
Namibia on the map
Namibia is located in Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa. Its terrain is mostly high plateau, Namib Desert along coast, Kalahari Desert in east. The climate is desert, hot, dry, rainfall sparse and erratic. In area, the country is almost seven times the size of Pennsylvania, slightly more than half the size of Alaska.
Economy
Economic profile
Namibia's economy is characterized by upper middle-income, export-driven Sub-Saharan economy, natural resource rich, Walvis Bay port expansion for trade, high potential for renewable power generation and energy independence, major nature-based tourist locale, natural resource rich, shortage of skilled labor. Major industries include mining, tourism, fishing, agriculture. Important agricultural products include root vegetables, milk, maize, beef, grapes, onions, wheat, fruits, pulses, vegetables (2023). Notable exports include gold, diamonds, radioactive chemicals, fish, refined petroleum (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Namibia has an estimated population of 3,022,401. Languages spoken include Oshiwambo languages 49.7%, Nama/Damara 11%, Kavango languages 10.4%, Afrikaans 9.4%, Herero languages 9.2%, Zambezi languages 4.9%, English (official) 2.3%, other African languages 1.5%, other European languages 0.7%, other 1% (2016 est.). The population includes Ovambo 50%, Kavangos 9%, Herero 7%, Damara 7%, mixed European and African ancestry 6.5%, European 6%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, San 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%. The urban population represents 54.9% of total population (2023).
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