Which has higher births and deaths per year, Gambia or Namibia?

Namibia, at 18,276 deaths against 16,974 deaths in Gambia as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Gambia and Namibia?

1,302 deaths, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Namibia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Namibia: Births and deaths per year

Gambia

16,974 deaths

in 2023

Namibia

18,276 deaths

in 2023

Gambia rank

144th

Namibia rank

143rd

Births and deaths per year over time

Gambia
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 18,276 deaths against 16,974 deaths in Gambia, a difference of 1,302 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Gambia ranks 144th and Namibia ranks 143rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	10,765 deaths	11,035 deaths	270.3 deaths	Namibia
1960s	12,134 deaths	10,452 deaths	1,682 deaths	Gambia
1970s	13,451 deaths	10,574 deaths	2,877 deaths	Gambia
1980s	16,096 deaths	11,584 deaths	4,512 deaths	Gambia
1990s	17,188 deaths	15,924 deaths	1,264 deaths	Gambia
2000s	16,234 deaths	24,002 deaths	7,768 deaths	Namibia
2010s	16,610 deaths	22,024 deaths	5,414 deaths	Namibia
2020s	17,406 deaths	21,543 deaths	4,137 deaths	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Gambia or Namibia?: Namibia, at 18,276 deaths against 16,974 deaths in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Gambia and Namibia?: 1,302 deaths, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Namibia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Namibia rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Gambia ranks 144th and Namibia ranks 143rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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