Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Namibia fits inside India 4 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Namibia: 824,292 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 4.5 times as long as Namibia’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Namibia: 1,572 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 6,013 m above Namibia’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Namibia: 2,573 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 47% of Namibia
India: 59.9% (2024) · Namibia: 47.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 473 times as many people as Namibia
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Namibia: 3.09 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 131 times as densely populated as Namibia
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Namibia: 4 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Namibia are 3.3 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Namibia: 169.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Namibia are 5.1 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Namibia: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in India is 7.1 years older than in Namibia
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Namibia: 21 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Namibia have 1.2 more children on average than in India
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Namibia: 3.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Namibia
India: 7.4% (2025) · Namibia: 3.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Namibia hosts 11 times as many refugees per resident as India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Namibia: 1.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Namibia none
India: 0.1 (2026) · Namibia: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Namibia has 9 official languages, India 3
India: 3 (2026) · Namibia: 9 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 262 times the size of Namibia’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Namibia: $15.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Namibia produces 2% more per person than India
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Namibia: Int$11,986 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Namibia than in India (Gini 36.1 points higher)
India: 23 (2023) · Namibia: 59.1 (2015)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
India: 2.6% (2023) · Namibia: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 19% in Namibia, versus 4.2% in India
India: 4.2% (2025) · Namibia: 19.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Namibia and India are practically level
India: 2.3% (2025) · Namibia: 2.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Namibia’s central government collects 34% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Namibia: 33.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Namibia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Namibia: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Namibia spends 4.7 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Namibia: $397 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in India live 4.7 years longer than in Namibia
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Namibia: 67.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Namibia is 56% more likely to die before turning one than in India
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Namibia: 36.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
India has 31% more doctors per person than Namibia
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Namibia: 0.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Namibia: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Namibia is 6% higher than in India
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Namibia: 16.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in Namibia are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Namibia: 16.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
India: 22.6% (2024) · Namibia: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Namibia rate their lives 0.25 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Namibia: 4.78 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Namibia drink 62% more alcohol than in India
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Namibia: 8.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Namibia has 3 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Namibia: 24.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
India has 87 kcal more food per person per day than Namibia
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Namibia: 2,581 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 199 more hours a year than in Namibia
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Namibia: 2,184 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Namibia went to school 0.39 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Namibia: 7.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Namibia welcomed 43 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Namibia: 0.29 (2023)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 43 more World Heritage sites than Namibia (45 against 2)
India: 45 (2026) · Namibia: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Namibia 5
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Namibia: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in India are online, versus 65% in Namibia
India: 70% (2025) · Namibia: 65% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in India is 3.6 times as fast as in Namibia
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Namibia: 25 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 59% in Namibia
India: 99.9% (2024) · Namibia: 59.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
51% of people in Namibia live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Namibia: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Namibia has 85 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Namibia: 85 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 26 times as long as Namibia’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Namibia: 2,628 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from India fly 6.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Namibia
India: 0.12 (2023) · Namibia: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 9.8% of Namibia
India: 24.4% (2024) · Namibia: 9.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 92% more CO₂ than someone in Namibia
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Namibia: 1.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
98% of Namibia’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
India: 24.1% (2025) · Namibia: 97.6% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Namibia
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Namibia: 15.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4 times as likely to be murdered in Namibia as in India
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Namibia: 11.2 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Namibia are 2% deadlier than in India
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Namibia: 25.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 2.3 °C warmer than Namibia
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Namibia: 22.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 4.1 times as much rain as Namibia
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Namibia: 306 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Namibia?
India is larger. Namibia fits inside India 4 times.
Which has more people, India or Namibia?
India has 473 times as many people as Namibia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Namibia?
People in India live 4.7 years longer than in Namibia. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 67.5 in Namibia.
Are people taller in India or Namibia?
Men in Namibia are 3.3 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
