🇳🇦Namibia rankings 2026: where Namibia places in 74 global Top 10s

Namibia appears in 74 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Namibia is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #2 in Countries that drink the most beer per person, where it is measured at 6.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year (Beer consumption per person) as of 2026-11-01. Namibia finishes inside the top 10 in 9 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

Namibia is inside the top 10 of 9 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

• #2 in Countries that drink the most beer per person with 6.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, behind Czechia (6.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year) and ahead of Austria. Our World in Data, 2026-11-01.
• #3 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. with 79.83 % of service imports, BoP, behind Equatorial Guinea (84.17 % of service imports, BoP) and ahead of Sao Tome and Principe. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-28.
• #5 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP with 9.08 % of GDP, behind Micronesia, Fed. Sts. (11.56 % of GDP) and ahead of Algeria. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #6 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates with 100.5 per 100,000 people, behind East Timor (118.58 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Congo. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #6 in Countries with the highest wheat yields with 7.07 tonnes per hectare, behind Germany (7.08 tonnes per hectare) and ahead of Denmark. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #6 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation with 34.68 %, behind Solomon Islands (45.34 %) and ahead of Liberia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #8 in Countries with the highest unemployment rate with 19.29 % of labor force, behind Congo, Rep. (19.88 % of labor force) and ahead of Somalia, Fed. Rep.. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #9 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence with 422 per 100,000 people, behind Mongolia (446 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Central African Republic. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #10 in Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows with 14.18 % of GDP, behind Mozambique (15.42 % of GDP) and ahead of East Timor. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.

Namibia by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Namibia holds 21 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates (100.5 per 100,000 people), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence (422 per 100,000 people), #22 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns (3.89 per 100,000 people) and #28 of 50 in Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates (2.41 deaths per 1,000 live births). 17 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Namibia holds 20 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation (34.68 %), #20 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas (58.24 %), #30 of 50 in Countries with the highest homicide rates (11.21 per 100,000 people) and #30 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity (54 % of population). 16 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Namibia holds 15 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries that drink the most beer per person (6.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest wheat yields (7.07 tonnes per hectare), #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest severe food insecurity (30 %) and #16 of 50 in Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories (44.2 %). 11 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Namibia holds 10 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest unemployment rate (19.29 % of labor force), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows (14.18 % of GDP), #26 of 50 in Countries with the highest goods trade as a share of GDP (102.44 % of GDP) and #28 of 50 in Countries with the highest government revenues as a share of GDP (35.56 % of GDP). 6 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Namibia holds 6 positions: #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity (97.56 %), #14 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of land that is protected (39.9 % of total land area), #20 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower (78.09 % of total electricity) and #28 of 50 in Countries with the lowest access to electricity (59.3 % of population). 2 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Namibia holds 1 position: #3 of 50 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. (79.83 % of service imports, BoP).

Education and science

In education and science, Namibia holds 1 position: #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (9.08 % of GDP).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Namibia moved in 66 rankings:

• New entry at #3 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. (2026-10-28).
• New entry at #5 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #6 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #6 in Countries with the highest wheat yields (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #6 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #8 in Countries with the highest unemployment rate (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #10 in Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #11 in Countries with the highest severe food insecurity (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #14 in Countries with the highest share of land that is protected (2026-11-02).

Where Namibia ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Namibia's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest fertility rate (3.21), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest military share of government spending (7.01 %) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels (54 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Namibia

• #2 of 50 · Countries that drink the most beer per person · 6.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year · 2026-11-01
• #3 of 50 · Countries by communications, computer, etc. · 79.83 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
• #5 of 50 · Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP · 9.08 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates · 100.5 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest wheat yields · 7.07 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #6 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation · 34.68 % · 2026-11-02
• #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest unemployment rate · 19.29 % of labor force · 2026-11-02
• #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence · 422 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows · 14.18 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest severe food insecurity · 30 % · 2026-11-02
• #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity · 97.56 % · 2026-10-29
• #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of land that is protected · 39.9 % of total land area · 2026-11-02
• #16 of 50 · Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories · 44.2 % · 2026-11-02
• #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower · 78.09 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
• #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas · 58.24 % · 2026-11-02
• #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest beef yield per animal · 313 kilograms per animal · 2026-11-02
• #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns · 3.89 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest goods trade as a share of GDP · 102.44 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest government revenues as a share of GDP · 35.56 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates · 2.41 deaths per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
• #28 of 50 · Countries with the lowest access to electricity · 59.3 % of population · 2026-10-28
• #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest government spending as a share of GDP · 36.16 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest homicide rates · 11.21 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest infant mortality rates · 3.64 deaths per 100 live births · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · 54 % of population · 2026-11-02
• #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest road accident death rates · 22.01 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning · 1.37 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment · 18.1 % · 2026-11-02
• #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest imports as a share of GDP · 54.65 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #33 of 50 · Largest countries by land area · 823.29 thousand km² · 2026-10-28
• #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest bean yields · 1.51 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
• #34 of 50 · Countries with the most agricultural land · 26.7 million hectares · 2026-11-02
• #34 of 50 · Countries with the most arable land per person · 0.27 hectares per person · 2026-10-31
• #35 of 50 · Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry · 4.29 % · 2026-11-02
• #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest child homicide rates · 6 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease · 38.87 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition · 5.85 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks · 50 % · 2026-11-02
• #36 of 50 · Countries spending the largest share of GDP on health · 9.48 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis · 9.66 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases · 23.51 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share) · 6.57 % · 2026-10-29
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened bird species · 33 · 2026-11-02
• #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 · 7.1 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
• #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate · 39.5 per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
• #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day · 22.9 % of population · 2026-11-02
• #41 of 50 · Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) · 2.77 % of GDP · 2026-10-28
• #41 of 50 · Countries with the most bank borrowers per 1,000 adults · 297.11 per 1,000 adults · 2026-11-02
• #42 of 50 · Countries where 15–19 year olds drink the most alcohol · 11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year · 2026-10-30
• #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 · 13.2 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
• #44 of 50 · Countries producing the most fish and seafood · 467 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #44 of 50 · Countries spending the most on public health as a share of GDP · 5.55 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest government health spending as a share of GDP · 5.55 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest overall death rates · 1.01 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #45 of 50 · Countries catching the most wild fish · 381.23 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-01
• #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest meningitis death rates · 4.82 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #45 of 50 · Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch · 381.23 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
• #46 of 50 · Countries with the fastest import growth · 7.94 % · 2026-10-29
• #46 of 50 · Fastest-growing populations · 2.05 % · 2026-10-28
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest birth rate · 25.89 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest malaria death rates · 1.33 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the most bank depositors per 1,000 adults · 1,056.32 per 1,000 adults · 2026-11-02
• #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest age dependency ratio · 67.91 % of working-age population · 2026-11-02
• #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums · 41.4 % · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children · 46.1 % · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol · 63.2 % · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the largest total fisheries production · 381.57 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the most ATMs per 100,000 adults · 67.24 per 100,000 adults · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the most people without electricity · 1,233.26 thousand people · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5) · 39.76 thousand tonnes · 2026-10-30
• #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertility rate · 3.21 · 2026-10-28
• #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest military share of government spending · 7.01 % · 2026-11-02
• #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 54 % · 2026-11-02
• #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without improved water · 6.53 % · 2026-11-02

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Namibia's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Namibia

What is Namibia's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#2 in Countries that drink the most beer per person, with 6.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year (Beer consumption per person) as of 2026-11-01.

How many rankings include Namibia?

74 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Namibia in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 9 rankings, including #2 in Countries that drink the most beer per person, #3 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. and #5 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.