Namibia vs South Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per capita
Namibia
0.001 1000 No per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.001 1000 No per person
in 2025
Namibia rank
26th
South Africa rank
26th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per capita over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.001 1000 No per person against 0.001 1000 No per person in South Africa, a difference of 0 1000 No per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 26th of 191 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 1000 No per person | 0.001 1000 No per person | 0 1000 No per person | — |
| 1970s | 0.001 1000 No per person | 0.001 1000 No per person | 0 1000 No per person | — |
| 1980s | 0.001 1000 No per person | 0.001 1000 No per person | 0 1000 No per person | — |
| 1990s | 0.001 1000 No per person | 0.001 1000 No per person | 0 1000 No per person | — |
| 2000s | 0.001 1000 No per person | 0.001 1000 No per person | 0 1000 No per person | — |
| 2010s | 0.001 1000 No per person | 0.001 1000 No per person | 0 1000 No per person | — |
| 2020s | 0.001 1000 No per person | 0.001 1000 No per person | 0 1000 No per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per capita, Namibia or South Africa?
- Namibia, at 0.001 1000 No per person against 0.001 1000 No per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per capita between Namibia and South Africa?
- 0 1000 No per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 26th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.