Botswana vs Namibia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population

Botswana
1.39 Percent per annum
in 2030
Namibia
1.52 Percent per annum
in 2030
Botswana rank
47th
Namibia rank
44th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population over time

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
246199020102030

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.52 Percent per annum against 1.39 Percent per annum in Botswana, a difference of 0.13 Percent per annum.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Botswana ranks 47th and Namibia ranks 44th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.66 Percent per annum 3.28 Percent per annum 0.6278 Percent per annum Namibia
2000s 1.94 Percent per annum 1.52 Percent per annum 0.4145 Percent per annum Botswana
2010s 2.01 Percent per annum 1.7 Percent per annum 0.3121 Percent per annum Botswana
2020s 1.61 Percent per annum 1.6 Percent per annum 0.0106 Percent per annum Botswana
2030s 1.39 Percent per annum 1.52 Percent per annum 0.1362 Percent per annum Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population, Botswana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 1.52 Percent per annum against 1.39 Percent per annum in Botswana as of 2030.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population between Botswana and Namibia?
0.13 Percent per annum, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2030.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population?
Botswana ranks 47th and Namibia ranks 44th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population
Unit
Percent per annum
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
245 places, 9,971 data points, 1990–2030
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 3 shows the full time series of annual population growth, up to present, and including projected population growth over the next five years according the medium fertility variant scenario in the World Population Prospects 2022 from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.