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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Namibia: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 64.9% (2024), 134th of 188 in the world and 7th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 85.2 (2024), 164th of 210 in the world and 27th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 2.8 (2024), 153rd of 208 in the world and 10th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users64.9%2024 · world 134/188 · region 7/46Mobile subscriptions85.22024 · world 164/210 · region 27/48Fixed broadband2.82024 · world 153/208 · region 10/48Fixed telephone2.62024 · world 150/213 · region 7/48
Internet users
NamibiaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%1995200020052010201520202025Namibia64.9%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
NamibiaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Namibia85.2Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Namibia in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population64.9%2024134/1887/461.6%11.6%57.9%+50.0 ppsince 201435.7%62.9%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people85.22024164/21027/484.592.4106.2−26%since 201490.489.9111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people2.82024153/20810/48·0.42.9+59%since 20141.15.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people2.62024150/2137/486.17.45.1−68%since 20140.43.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people4272024133/2156/48·7199+919%since 201490371716,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population59.3%2024188/21523/4836.5%44.4%52.3%+10.9 ppsince 201455.1%91.4%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population41.1%2024186/21124/4718.9%24.0%33.2%2021+14.2 ppsince 201435.7%88.0%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population77.2%2024197/21334/4873.2%73.0%74.7%+3.4 ppsince 201482.9%96.2%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population46.0%2024145/19214/4833.0%40.0%44.0%+3.0 ppsince 201422.9%63.8%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person1,246 kWh2024101/1494/321,038 kWh1,594 kWh1,411 kWh−23%since 2014380 kWh928 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person677 kgoe2024112/1508/32576 kgoe653 kgoe677 kgoe−1.9%since 2014476 kgoe640 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output17.8%202431/14915/3214.5%25.2%15.7%−18.3 ppsince 201413.4%14.4%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Namibia and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Namibia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorNamibiaSouth AfricaAngolaZambiaBotswana
Internet users64.9%202478.4%202440.7%202417.1%202457.5%2024
Mobile subscriptions85.22024179.3202469.72024108.72024164.02024
Fixed broadband2.820245.320240.420240.820247.42024
Fixed telephone2.620241.620240.220240.320243.32024
Secure servers427202416,65820244920248120244712024
Electricity access59.3%202490.2%202455.5%202453.6%202480.2%2024
Electricity access, rural41.1%202486.3%20241.3%202431.3%202445.9%2024
Electricity access, urban77.2%202492.4%202478.0%202480.3%202496.7%2024
Clean cooking46.0%202490.0%202456.0%202410.0%202471.0%2024
South Africa: digital & energy accessAngola: digital & energy accessZambia: digital & energy accessBotswana: digital & energy access
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