Destination Info

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Country

Republic of Namibia

Main Hazards for hotels
  • Water Stress: 84 %
  • Average: 19 %

Destination Map

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Hazard Summary

Tropical Cyclone

With landfall on the destination

Tsunami

Average for the whole destination

Sea Level Rise

Climate

1995 2060 (RCP4.5)
(best case)
2060 (RCP8.5)
(worst case)
Daily average temperatures (min - max) 0.7 - 22.7 °C 4.4 - 26.8 °C 5.6 - 28.2 °C
Annual days of unusual heat 13 46 60
Annual maximum rain within 5 days 350.2 mm 435.0 mm 434.9 mm
Annual amount of rain 1856.5 mm 2333.8 mm 2306.8 mm
Annual days with 10mm of rain 35 41 40

Society Indicator Scores

a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
Access to electricity (% of population)
Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Rank: Top 10%
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Rank: About average
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Rank: Below average
Women participating in the three decisions (own health care, major household purchases, and visiting family) (% of women age 15-49)
Rank: Top 20%
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Rank: Top 10%
Women making their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care (% of women age 15-49)
Rank: Above average
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Rank: Above average
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Rank: Above average
Bribery rate
Rank: Top 20%
Freedom of speech index
Rank: Above average
Human rights index
Rank: Above average
Press freedom index
Rank: Top 20%
Civil liberties index
Rank: Above average

Society Indicator Details

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Women participating in the three decisions (own health care, major household purchases, and visiting family) (% of women age 15-49)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Women making their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care (% of women age 15-49)
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Bribery rate
Freedom of speech index
Human rights index
Press freedom index
Civil liberties index

    Environment Indicator Scores

    a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

    Mammal species, threatened
    Rank: Below average
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Rank: Top 10%
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Rank: Above average
    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: Below average
    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: About average
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Rank: About average
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: Top 10%
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Rank: About average
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: Top 20%
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Rank: Top 20%
    Population living in slums (% of urban population)
    Rank: Below average
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Rank: About average
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

    Environment Indicator Details

    Mammal species, threatened
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Bird species, threatened
    Fish species, threatened
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Population living in slums (% of urban population)
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)

      Health Indicator Scores

      a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: Above average
      Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
      Rank: About average
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Rank: Below average
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Rank: Top 20%
      Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: Above average

      Health Indicator Details

      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution

        Economy Indicator Scores

        a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Rank: Above average
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Rank: About average
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Rank: Below average
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Rank: Above average
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: Below average
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Rank: Below average
        Gini index
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

        Economy Indicator Details

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Gini index
        International tourism, number of arrivals

          Geography Indicator Scores

          a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: Top 20%
          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: Top 20%
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: Top 20%

          Geography Indicator Details

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Forest area (% of land area)
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)