International Rankings of Namibia 2015, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	78,280	84	2012
Internet users	127,500	145	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	171,000	127	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	2,435,000	134	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$5,126,000,000	114	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$4,325,000,000	118	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-6.50	93	2013 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	5.5	34	31 Dec 2013 est
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	8.70	94	31 Dec 2012 est.
Current account balance	-$658,400,000	108	2013 est.
Debt - external	$4,312,000,000	123	31 Dec 2013 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	59.7	6	2010
Exports	$5,124,000,000	114	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	41.40	84	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	26.20	11	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	59.90	101	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-50.90	97	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	22.80	63	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	0.50	37	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	7.70	88	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	29.60	72	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	62.60	86	2013 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$12,300,000,000	130	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$8,200	113	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$17,790,000,000	139	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	4.40	37	2013 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	42.00	12	2010
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%)	2.40	24	2010
Imports	$7,084,000,000	113	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	5.60	28	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	5.50	41	2013 est.
Labor force	880,400	147	2013 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	16.30	70	2008 est.
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%)	22.40	45	2008 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	61.30	65	2008 est.
Market value of publicly traded shares	$ 1,152,000,000	97	31 Dec 2011
Population below poverty line (%)	28.70	58	2010 est.
Public debt (% of GPD)	27.20	114	2013 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$2,267,000,000	118	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 7,220,000,000	114	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$5,942,000,000	106	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 2,723,000,000	118	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	35.2	61	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	27.40	22	2012 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	3,217,000	137	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	0	75	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	0	82	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	0	128	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	0	93	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	4,238,000,000	121	2013 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	89,000,000	77	2013 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	31.8	120	2013 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	68.2	22	2013 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	31	2013 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	0.0	72	2013 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	2,907,000,000	47	2013 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	487,000	141	2013 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	1,331,000,000	142	2013 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	1,927.76	108	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	0	110	2012 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	0	54	2012 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	0	76	2012 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	0	95	2012 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	62,290,000,000	63	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	22,990	124	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	0	125	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	20,810	103	2012 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	0	116	2012 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	1,572	72	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	2606	91	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	0	35	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	146	119	2002
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	0.29	129	2002
Irrigated land (sq km)	76	142	2003
Land Area - sq km	823,290.00	35	NA
Land boundaries - km	3,936	49	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	0.97	188	2011
Land use - other (%)	99.02	11	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	0.01	173	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	2.67	228	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	824,292.00	34	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	17.72	122	2011
Water Area - sq km	1,002	109	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - male	568,231	138	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	311,513	147	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	351,431	146	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	26,038	135	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	26,413	138	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	3.11	19	2012
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	345,593	139	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	352,368	141	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	31.70	57	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	251,276	139	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	256,965	140	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	23.10	2	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	378,678	147	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	410,736	150	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	35.90	97	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	58,602	149	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	47,832	154	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	4.80	89	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	54,659	150	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	41,697	151	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	4.30	100	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	20.28	82	2014 est.
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	17.50	35	2007
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%)	55.10	69	2006/07
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	13.60	14	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%)	5.90	102	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	17.00	38	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%)	64.20	54	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%)	58.30	52	2014 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	87.4	54	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - total	91.7	55	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	98.4	16	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	12.6	79	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	8.3	70	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	1.6	80	2012 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	8.40	8	2010
Health expenditures	5.30	61	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	13.30	6	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	5,000	37	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	220,100	27	2012 est.
Hospital bed density	2.70	48	2009
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	42.59	43	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	48.60	46	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	45.64	46	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	51.46	216	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	52.22	203	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	51.85	202	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	88.50	60	2010 est.
Literacy - male (%)	89.00	64	2010 est.
Literacy - total (%)	88.80	62	2010 est.
Maternal mortality rate	200.00	37	2010
Median age - female (years)	22.80	116	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	22.80	122	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	22.80	114	2014 est.
Mother's mean age at first birth (years)	21.40	54	2006-07 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	0.05	72	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	9.50	106	2008
Physicians density	0.37	116	2007
Population	2,198,406	143	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	0.67	114	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	16.9	128	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	83.1	27	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	32.2	119	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	67.8	29	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	56.1	103	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	43.9	36	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	11	11	2006
School life expectancy - male (years)	11	10	2006
School life expectancy - total (years)	11	10	2006
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.02	15	2014 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.02	21	2014 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.09	16	2014 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	1.02	16	2014 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.78	34	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.03	13	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	1.02	19	2014 est
Suffrage	18.00	4	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	2.25	81	2014 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	34	24	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	29	18	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	40	12	2012
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	3.14	39	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	38.4	137	2010-15 est.
Transportation
Airports	112	50	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	19	60	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	93	34	2013
Merchant marine (ships)	1	102	2010
Railways (km)	2,626	64	2008
Roadways (km)	44,138	82	2010

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