Namibia: 24 winsSouth Africa: 59 wins
Across 83 shared metrics
Analysis
South Africa leads in 59 of 83 shared metrics, while Namibia leads in 24.
Namibia's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 24.4x that of South Africa (14.8% vs 0.6%).
Namibia's GDP Growth Rate is 5.9x that of South Africa (3.7% vs 0.5%).
Namibia's Protected Land (%) is 3.2x that of South Africa (39.9% vs 9.5%).
Namibia's Military Spend (% GDP) is 3.0x that of South Africa (2.8% vs 0.7%).
Namibia's Nurses & Midwives is 2.2x that of South Africa (3.35 vs 1.04).
Key Comparisons
FDI Inflows (% GDP)Namibia leads
14.8%
0.6%
GDP Growth RateNamibia leads
3.7%
0.5%
Protected Land (%)Namibia leads
39.9%
9.5%
Military Spend (% GDP)Namibia leads
2.8%
0.7%
Nurses & MidwivesNamibia leads
3.35
1.04
Renewable Energy (%)Namibia leads
30.0%
9.7%
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 14.8% | 0.6% | 2441% higher | Namibia |
| GDP Growth Rate | 3.7% | 0.5% | 594% higher | Namibia |
| Protected Land (%) | 39.9% | 9.5% | 320% higher | Namibia |
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 2.8% | 0.7% | 300% higher | Namibia |
| Nurses & Midwives | 3.35 | 1.04 | 223% higher | Namibia |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 30.0% | 9.7% | 209% higher | Namibia |
| Imports (% GDP) | 68.0% | 29.9% | 128% higher | Namibia |
| Air Passengers | 60.3K | 15.45M | 100% lower | South Africa |
| Water Withdrawal | 0.10 | 21.11 | 100% lower | South Africa |
| Irrigated Land | 80 | 16.7K | 100% lower | South Africa |
| Scientific Publications | 219.77 | 16.7K | 99% lower | South Africa |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 3.46M | 446.70M | 99% lower | South Africa |
| Electricity Capacity | 646.0K | 65.99M | 99% lower | South Africa |
| Electricity Generation | 1.89 | 244.81 | 99% lower | South Africa |
| High-Tech Exports (%) | 0.1% | 5.7% | 98% lower | South Africa |
| GDP (Nominal) | 13.37B | 401.14B | 97% lower | South Africa |
| Water Stress (%) | 1.7% | 47.1% | 96% lower | South Africa |
| Shipping Traffic | 160.4K | 4.05M | 96% lower | South Africa |
| Population | 2.85M | 61.09M | 95% lower | South Africa |
| Tourist Arrivals | 187.1K | 3.89M | 95% lower | South Africa |
| Tourism Revenue | 155.00M | 2.72B | 94% lower | South Africa |
| Government Debt (% GDP) | 4.6% | 79.4% | 94% lower | South Africa |
| Population Density | 3.60 | 52.109 | 93% lower | South Africa |
| Railway Length | 2.6K | 30.4K | 91% lower | South Africa |
| Merchant Ships | 15 | 110 | 86% lower | South Africa |
| CO2 Per Capita | 1.14 | 6.87 | 83% lower | South Africa |
| Homicide Rate | 11.208 | 43.72 | 74% lower | South Africa |
| Active Military Personnel | 12.0K | 35.0K | 66% lower | South Africa |
| Energy Use (Per Capita) | 692.461 | 1.9K | 64% lower | South Africa |
| Forest Area | 64.3K | 169.4K | 62% lower | South Africa |
| Electricity Use (Per Capita) | 1.2K | 3.2K | 62% lower | South Africa |
| Suicide Rate | 8.59 | 22.3 | 61% lower | South Africa |
| Beer Consumption | 1.32 | 3.15 | 58% lower | South Africa |
| Spirits Consumption | 0.46 | 1.07 | 57% lower | South Africa |
| Infant Mortality | 38.4 | 24.4 | 57% higher | Namibia |
| Airports | 259 | 573 | 55% lower | South Africa |
| Education Spending (% GDP) | 9.1% | 6.0% | 51% higher | Namibia |
| Sanitation Access (%) | 38.7% | 77.4% | 50% lower | South Africa |
| Obesity Rate | 15.3% | 30.0% | 49% lower | South Africa |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 85 | 167 | 49% lower | South Africa |
| Researchers | 224.811 | 444.163 | 49% lower | South Africa |
| Elderly Population (%) | 3.7% | 6.7% | 45% lower | South Africa |
| Coastline Length | 1.6K | 2.8K | 44% lower | South Africa |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 7.8% | 14.0% | 44% lower | South Africa |
| Youth Population (%) | 37.0% | 25.9% | 43% higher | Namibia |
| Dependency Ratio | 68.5 | 48.311 | 42% higher | Namibia |
| Unemployment Rate | 19.1% | 33.2% | 42% lower | South Africa |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 47.1% | 79.4% | 41% lower | South Africa |
| Birth Rate | 23.93 | 17.21 | 39% higher | Namibia |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 37.3% | 60.9% | 39% lower | South Africa |
| Electricity Access (%) | 56.7% | 87.7% | 35% lower | South Africa |
| Broadband Access (%) | 4.00 | 3.00 | 33% higher | Namibia |
| Border Countries Count | 4.00 | 6.00 | 33% lower | South Africa |
| Smoking Rate | 14.1% | 20.7% | 32% lower | South Africa |
| Land Area | 823.3K | 1.21M | 32% lower | South Africa |
| Exports (% GDP) | 41.6% | 31.8% | 31% higher | Namibia |
| GNI Per Capita | 4.2K | 6.1K | 31% lower | South Africa |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 0.55 | 0.79 | 30% lower | South Africa |
| Tax Revenue (% GDP) | 33.0% | 25.4% | 30% higher | Namibia |
| Alcohol Consumption | 5.05 | 7.13 | 29% lower | South Africa |
| Health Spending Per Capita | 405.594 | 569.841 | 29% lower | South Africa |
| Teen Birth Rate | 66.034 | 51.56 | 28% higher | Namibia |
| Fertility Rate | 2.85 | 2.23 | 28% higher | Namibia |
| Median Age | 23.1 years | 30.7 years | 25% lower | South Africa |
| Highest Elevation | 2.6K | 3.5K | 25% lower | South Africa |
| GDP Per Capita | $10.3K | $13.6K | 24% lower | South Africa |
| GDP Per Capita (PPP) | 11.7K | 15.5K | 24% lower | South Africa |
| Urban Population (%) | 50.4% | 63.7% | 21% lower | South Africa |
| Land Boundaries Length | 4.2K | 5.2K | 20% lower | South Africa |
| Child Mortality | 40.7 | 34.7 | 17% higher | Namibia |
| Internet Users (%) | 64.0% | 76.0% | 16% lower | South Africa |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 19.995 | 23.753 | 16% lower | South Africa |
| University Enrollment Rate | 26.1% | 23.5% | 11% higher | Namibia |
| Human Development Index | 0.67 | 0.74 | 10% lower | South Africa |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 40.6% | 44.7% | 9% lower | South Africa |
| Health Spending (% GDP) | 9.3% | 8.8% | 6% higher | Namibia |
| Inflation Rate | 4.2% | 4.4% | 5% lower | South Africa |
| R&D Spending (% GDP) | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5% higher | Namibia |
| Adult Literacy Rate | 87.6% | 91.2% | 4% lower | South Africa |
| Death Rate | 6.36 | 6.56 | 3% lower | South Africa |
| Life Expectancy | 67.4 years | 66.1 years | 2% higher | Namibia |
| Life Expectancy | 67.4 years | 66.1 years | 2% higher | Namibia |
| Lowest Elevation | 0 | 0 | ranked higher | Namibia |