Africa · Southern Africa
Namibia
Namibia covers about 823,000 km² (318,000 mi²), the 36th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Mozambique, at about 788,000 km².
- 823,000km²Area, main territory
- 2.5 millionPopulation
- 26.8In Belgiums
500 km
- Namibia
Facts
| Area, main territory | 823,000 km²318,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 826,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 26.8 |
| Capital | Windhoek |
| Population | 2.5 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 3.1 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 29°S to 17°S |
| In other languages | Namibie Français · Namíbia Português · ナミビア 日本語 · 纳米比亚 中文 · 나미비아 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#15 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Namibia
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 20.6× the size of Namibia.
- Namibia ranks 35th of 239 by area but only 143rd of 237 by population: it holds fewer people than its size suggests.
- At 3.1 people per km², Namibia is the 180th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Namibia lies at 22°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.2×.
- Laid out flat, Namibia's main territory stretches about 1,330 km north to south and 1,430 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 826,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 823,000 km², to within 2%.
How Namibia measures up
Namibia holds 2.8% of the land area and 0.2% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Southern Africa it is the 2nd largest of 5.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 823,000 km² | 35th of 239 |
| Population | 2.5 million | 143rd of 237 |
| Density | 3.1 per km² | 180th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 22.1°S | 201st of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Namibia is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 26.8× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 3.37× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 2.30× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 2.20× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1.50× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.26× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.10× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.09× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
Where Namibia sits
- Namibia's centre lies at 22.1°S, 17.2°E, in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 2,450 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 29°S to 17°S, about 1,340 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Namibia had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Namibia would have 1.03 billion people. It has 2.5 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Namibia would have 3.1 million people. It has 2.5 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 59.5 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2017; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11