Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Slovakia fits inside Namibia 17 times.
Namibia: 824,290 km² (2023) · Slovakia: 49,030 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Namibia: 1,572 km (2026 edition) · Slovakia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Slovakia’s highest peak towers 82 m above Namibia’s.
Namibia: 2,573 m (2026 edition) · Slovakia: 2,655 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Slovakia has 75% more people than Namibia.
Namibia: 3.09 million (2025) · Slovakia: 5.41 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Slovakia is 30 times as densely populated as Namibia.
Namibia: 4 per km² (2025) · Slovakia: 113 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Slovakia are 11.3 cm taller than in Namibia.
Namibia: 169.8 cm (2019) · Slovakia: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Slovakia are 6.9 cm taller than in Namibia.
Namibia: 160.3 cm (2019) · Slovakia: 167.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Slovakia is 20 years older than in Namibia.
Namibia: 21 years (2023) · Slovakia: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Namibia have 1.8 more children on average than in Slovakia.
Namibia: 3.21 children per woman (2024) · Slovakia: 1.46 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Slovakia are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Namibia.
Namibia: 3.8% (2025) · Slovakia: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Slovakia has produced 1.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Namibia 0.0.
Namibia: 0 (2025) · Slovakia: 1.8 (2025)
How many official languages?
Namibia has 9 official languages, Slovakia 1.
Namibia: 9 (2026) · Slovakia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Slovakia’s economy is 10 times the size of Namibia’s.
Namibia: $15.1 billion (2025) · Slovakia: $155 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Slovakia produces 4.1 times as much per person as Namibia.
Namibia: Int$11,986 (2025) · Slovakia: Int$49,309 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Namibia than in Slovakia (Gini 35.3 points higher).
Namibia: 59.1 (2015) · Slovakia: 23.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 19% in Namibia, versus 5.4% in Slovakia.
Namibia: 19.3% (2025) · Slovakia: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Namibia spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Slovakia 2.0%.
Namibia: 2.7% (2024) · Slovakia: 2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Slovakia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Namibia’s.
Namibia: 41% (2025) · Slovakia: 58% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Slovakia spends 4.6 times as much on health per person as Namibia.
Namibia: $397 (2023) · Slovakia: $1,813 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Slovakia live 11 years longer than in Namibia.
Namibia: 67.5 years (2024) · Slovakia: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Namibia is 6.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Slovakia.
Namibia: 36.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Slovakia: 5.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Slovakia has 6.7 times as many doctors per person as Namibia.
Namibia: 0.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Slovakia: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Slovakia are obese, versus 17% in Namibia.
Namibia: 16.7% (2024) · Slovakia: 30.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Namibia: no data · Slovakia: 29.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Slovakia rate their lives 1.47 points higher than in Namibia.
Namibia: 4.78 (2025) · Slovakia: 6.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Slovakia drink 7% more alcohol than in Namibia.
Namibia: 8.5 litres (2023) · Slovakia: 9.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Slovakia has 2.9 times as much meat per person as Namibia.
Namibia: 24.2 kg (2023) · Slovakia: 70 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Slovakia has 399 kcal more food per person per day than Namibia.
Namibia: 2,581 kcal (2023) · Slovakia: 2,980 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Namibia put in 563 more hours a year than in Slovakia.
Namibia: 2,184 hours (2023) · Slovakia: 1,621 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Slovakia went to school 5.8 years longer than in Namibia.
Namibia: 7.3 years (2023) · Slovakia: 13.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Namibia: 0.29 (2023) · Slovakia: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Slovakia are online, versus 65% in Namibia.
Namibia: 65% (2024) · Slovakia: 90% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Slovakia have electricity, versus 59% in Namibia.
Namibia: 59.3% (2024) · Slovakia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
53% of people in Slovakia live in cities, versus 51% in Namibia.
Namibia: 51% (2025) · Slovakia: 53% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Slovakia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Namibia 85.
Namibia: 85 (2024) · Slovakia: 140 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Slovakia’s railway network is 38% longer than Namibia’s.
Namibia: 2,628 km (2014) · Slovakia: 3,626 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Namibia fly 55 times as many passengers per resident as those from Slovakia.
Namibia: 0.02 (2023) · Slovakia: 0 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 40% of Slovakia, but only 7.8% of Namibia.
Namibia: 7.8% (2023) · Slovakia: 40.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Slovakia emits 4.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Namibia.
Namibia: 1.1 t (2024) · Slovakia: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
98% of Namibia’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Slovakia.
Namibia: 97.6% (2024) · Slovakia: 18.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Namibia carries 17% more fine dust than in Slovakia.
Namibia: 15.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Slovakia: 13.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 10 times as likely to be murdered in Namibia as in Slovakia.
Namibia: 11.2 per 100k (2021) · Slovakia: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Namibia are 3.4 times as deadly as in Slovakia.
Namibia: 22 per 100k (2021) · Slovakia: 6.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Namibia is on average 12.5 °C warmer than Slovakia.
Namibia: 22.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Slovakia: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Slovakia gets 2.8 times as much rain as Namibia.
Namibia: 306 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Slovakia: 864 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Namibia bigger than Slovakia?
Namibia is larger. Slovakia fits inside Namibia 17 times.
Which has more people, Namibia or Slovakia?
Slovakia has 75% more people than Namibia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Namibia or Slovakia?
People in Slovakia live 11 years longer than in Namibia. Life expectancy at birth is 67.5 years in Namibia and 78.4 in Slovakia.
Are people taller in Namibia or Slovakia?
Men in Slovakia are 11.3 cm taller than in Namibia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).