Namibia vs Qatar: Population: comparison of UN projections
Namibia
2.96 million people
in 2023
Qatar
2.98 million people
in 2023
Namibia rank
139th
Qatar rank
138th
Population: comparison of UN projections over time
- Namibia
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2.98 million people against 2.96 million people in Namibia, a difference of 15,990 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 139th and Qatar ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 545,140 people | 28,414 people | 516,726 people | Namibia |
| 1960s | 657,040 people | 64,020 people | 593,019 people | Namibia |
| 1970s | 865,497 people | 186,144 people | 679,353 people | Namibia |
| 1980s | 1.10 million people | 354,096 people | 744,137 people | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.58 million people | 513,564 people | 1.06 million people | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.95 million people | 957,202 people | 995,477 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 2.36 million people | 2.30 million people | 59,279 people | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.85 million people | 2.87 million people | 24,462 people | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population: comparison of un projections, Namibia or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2.98 million people against 2.96 million people in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population: comparison of un projections between Namibia and Qatar?
- 15,990 people, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Qatar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Qatar rank globally for population: comparison of un projections?
- Namibia ranks 139th and Qatar ranks 138th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population: comparison of UN projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.