Namibia vs Rwanda: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Namibia
67.38 years
in 2023
Rwanda
67.79 years
in 2023
Namibia rank
188th
Rwanda rank
185th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Namibia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 67.79 years against 67.38 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.41 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Namibia ranks 188th and Rwanda ranks 185th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.78 years | 44.71 years | 0.0678 years | Namibia |
| 1960s | 51.46 years | 47.39 years | 4.08 years | Namibia |
| 1970s | 57.2 years | 46.12 years | 11.08 years | Namibia |
| 1980s | 58.27 years | 50.52 years | 7.75 years | Namibia |
| 1990s | 57.88 years | 40.83 years | 17.05 years | Namibia |
| 2000s | 53.09 years | 55.49 years | 2.4 years | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 59.69 years | 65.05 years | 5.37 years | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 64.12 years | 67.28 years | 3.16 years | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Namibia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 67.79 years against 67.38 years in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Namibia and Rwanda?
- 0.41 years, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Rwanda rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 188th and Rwanda ranks 185th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.