How much coast is there?

Namibia: 1,572 km (2026 edition) · Zambia: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Namibia’s highest peak towers 243 m above Zambia’s.

Namibia: 2,573 m (2026 edition) · Zambia: 2,330 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Zambia has 7.1 times as many people as Namibia.

Namibia: 3.09 million (2025) · Zambia: 21.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Zambia is 7.8 times as densely populated as Namibia.

Namibia: 4 per km² (2025) · Zambia: 29 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Namibia is 3.5 years older than in Zambia.

Namibia: 21 years (2023) · Zambia: 17.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Zambia have 0.8 more children on average than in Namibia.

Namibia: 3.21 children per woman (2024) · Zambia: 4.04 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

3.8% of people in Namibia are 65 or older, versus 2.0% in Zambia.

Namibia: 3.8% (2025) · Zambia: 2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Namibia and Zambia are practically level.

Namibia: 0 (2025) · Zambia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Namibia has 9 official languages, Zambia 1.

Namibia: 9 (2026) · Zambia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Zambia’s economy is 92% larger than Namibia’s.

Namibia: $15.1 billion (2025) · Zambia: $28.9 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Namibia produces 2.7 times as much per person as Zambia.

Namibia: Int$11,986 (2025) · Zambia: Int$4,379 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Namibia than in Zambia (Gini 7.6 points higher).

Namibia: 59.1 (2015) · Zambia: 51.5 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 19% in Namibia, versus 5.9% in Zambia.

Namibia: 19.3% (2025) · Zambia: 5.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Namibia spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Zambia 1.3%.

Namibia: 2.7% (2024) · Zambia: 1.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Namibia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Zambia’s.

Namibia: 41% (2025) · Zambia: 30% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Namibia spends 5 times as much on health per person as Zambia.

Namibia: $397 (2023) · Zambia: $80 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Namibia is 5% more likely to die before turning one than in Zambia.

Namibia: 36.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Zambia: 34.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Namibia has 71% more doctors per person than Zambia.

Namibia: 0.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Zambia: 0.3 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

17% of adults in Namibia are obese, versus 10% in Zambia.

Namibia: 16.7% (2024) · Zambia: 10.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Namibia: no data · Zambia: 14.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Namibia rate their lives 0.67 points higher than in Zambia.

Namibia: 4.78 (2025) · Zambia: 4.11 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Namibia drink 4 times as much alcohol as in Zambia.

Namibia: 8.5 litres (2023) · Zambia: 2.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Namibia has 37% more meat per person than Zambia.

Namibia: 24.2 kg (2023) · Zambia: 17.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Namibia has 411 kcal more food per person per day than Zambia.

Namibia: 2,581 kcal (2023) · Zambia: 2,170 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Zambia put in 16 more hours a year than in Namibia.

Namibia: 2,184 hours (2023) · Zambia: 2,200 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Zambia went to school 0.12 years longer than in Namibia.

Namibia: 7.3 years (2023) · Zambia: 7.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Namibia welcomed 4.3 times as many tourists per resident as Zambia (2019).

Namibia: 0.29 (2023) · Zambia: 0.07 (2019)

How many people are online?

65% of people in Namibia are online, versus 17% in Zambia.

Namibia: 65% (2024) · Zambia: 17% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

59% of people in Namibia have electricity, versus 54% in Zambia.

Namibia: 59.3% (2024) · Zambia: 53.6% (2024)

How many live in cities?

51% of people in Namibia live in cities, versus 46% in Zambia.

Namibia: 51% (2025) · Zambia: 46% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Zambia has 109 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Namibia 85.

Namibia: 85 (2024) · Zambia: 109 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Namibia’s railway network is 2.1 times as long as Zambia’s.

Namibia: 2,628 km (2014) · Zambia: 1,248 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Namibia fly 33% more passengers per resident than those from Zambia.

Namibia: 0.02 (2023) · Zambia: 0.01 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 60% of Zambia, but only 7.8% of Namibia.

Namibia: 7.8% (2023) · Zambia: 59.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Namibia emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Zambia.

Namibia: 1.1 t (2024) · Zambia: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

98% of Namibia’s electricity is renewable, versus 87% in Zambia.

Namibia: 97.6% (2024) · Zambia: 87.5% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Zambia carries 64% more fine dust than in Namibia.

Namibia: 15.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Zambia: 25.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in Namibia as in Zambia.

Namibia: 11.2 per 100k (2021) · Zambia: 5.2 per 100k (2015)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Namibia are 29% deadlier than in Zambia.

Namibia: 22 per 100k (2021) · Zambia: 17.1 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Zambia is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Namibia.

Namibia: 22.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Zambia: 22.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Zambia gets 3.6 times as much rain as Namibia.

Namibia: 306 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Zambia: 1,116 mm (2016–2025 avg)