Capital

Jamaika

name: Kingston

geographic coordinates: 18 00 N, 76 48 W

time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: the name is a blending of the words "king's" and "town"; the English king at the time of the city's founding in 1692 was WILLIAM III (r. 1689-1702)

Namibia

name: Windhoek

geographic coordinates: 22 34 S, 17 05 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April

etymology: may derive from the Afrikaans word "wind-hoek" meaning "windy corner"

Citizenship

Jamaika

citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 4 out of the previous 5 years

Namibia

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Namibia

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Legal system

Jamaika

common law system based on the English model

Namibia

mixed legal system of uncodified civil law based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law

Suffrage

Jamaika

18 years of age; universal

Namibia

18 years of age; universal

Area

Jamaika

total: 10,991 sq km

land: 10,831 sq km

water: 160 sq km

Namibia

total: 824,292 sq km

land: 823,290 sq km

water: 1,002 sq km

Land use

Jamaika

agricultural land: 41.4% (2018 est.)

arable land: 11.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 9.2% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 21.1% (2018 est.)

forest: 31.1% (2018 est.)

other: 27.5% (2018 est.)

Namibia

agricultural land: 47.2% (2018 est.)

arable land: 1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 46.2% (2018 est.)

forest: 8.8% (2018 est.)

other: 44% (2018 est.)

Location

Jamaika

Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba

Namibia

Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa

Age structure

Jamaika

0-14 years: 24.11% (male 346,566/female 333,673)

15-64 years: 65.8% (male 914,208/female 942,134)

65 years and over: 10.08% (2023 est.) (male 135,388/female 149,013)

Namibia

0-14 years: 34.38% (male 482,432/female 472,474)

15-64 years: 61.68% (male 834,001/female 878,865)

65 years and over: 3.94% (2023 est.) (male 46,235/female 63,225)

Birth rate

Jamaika

15.8 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Namibia

24.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Jamaika

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Namibia

8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Jamaika

English, Jamaican patois

Namibia

Oshiwambo languages 49.7%, Nama/Damara 11%, Kavango languages 10.4%, Afrikaans 9.4% (also a common language), Herero languages 9.2%, Zambezi languages 4.9%, English (official) 2.3%, other African languages 1.5%, other European languages 0.7%, other 1% (2016 est.)

note: Namibia has 13 recognized national languages, including 10 indigenous African languages and 3 European languages

Life expectancy at birth

Jamaika

total population: 76 years (2023 est.)

male: 74.3 years

female: 77.9 years

Namibia

total population: 63.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 62.1 years

female: 65.4 years

Major urban areas - population

Jamaika

597,000 KINGSTON (capital) (2023)

Namibia

477,000 WINDHOEK (capital) (2023)

Median age

Jamaika

total: 30.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 29.7 years

female: 31.3 years

Namibia

total: 22.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 21.8 years

female: 23.2 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Jamaika

21.2 years (2008 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29

Namibia

21.6 years (2013 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Net migration rate

Jamaika

-7.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Namibia

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Jamaika

population density is high throughout, but increases in and around Kingston, Montego Bay, and Port Esquivel

Namibia

population density is very low, with the largest clustering found in the extreme north-central area along the border with Angola as shown in this population distribution map

Population growth rate

Jamaika

0.09% (2023 est.)

Namibia

1.66% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Jamaika

2.05 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Namibia

2.94 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Jamaika

urban population: 57.4% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.79% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Namibia

urban population: 54.9% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 3.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Jamaika

6% of GDP (2021 est.)

Namibia

9.6% of GDP (2021 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Jamaika

total: 12 years

male: 11 years

female: 13 years (2015)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Jamaika

0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Namibia

-5.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

Jamaika

2.38% (2021 est.)

Namibia

1.44% (2021 est.)

Labor force

Jamaika

1.418 million (2021 est.)

Namibia

939,000 (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Jamaika

17.1% (2016 est.)

Namibia

17.4% (2015 est.)

Unemployment rate

Jamaika

9.18% (2021 est.)

9.48% (2020 est.)

7.69% (2019 est.)

Namibia

21.68% (2021 est.)

21.45% (2020 est.)

19.99% (2019 est.)

Public debt

Jamaika

106.28% of GDP (2020 est.)

92.25% of GDP (2019 est.)

102.46% of GDP (2017 est.)

Namibia

4.64% of GDP (2019 est.)

5.49% of GDP (2018 est.)

5.44% of GDP (2017 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Jamaika

5.86% (2021 est.)

5.23% (2020 est.)

3.91% (2019 est.)

Namibia

3.62% (2021 est.)

2.21% (2020 est.)

3.72% (2019 est.)

Exports

Jamaika

$4.385 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$3.343 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.991 billion (2019 est.)

Namibia

$3.955 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$3.565 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$4.581 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Exports - partners

Jamaika

United States 46%, Netherlands 9%, Canada 6%, United Kingdom 4&, Russia 3% (2021)

Namibia

China 29%, South Africa 20%, Botswana 8%, Belgium 6%, Zambia 4% (2020)

Imports

Jamaika

$7.414 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.911 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$8.317 billion (2019 est.)

Namibia

$6.055 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$4.614 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.808 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Imports - partners

Jamaika

United States 35%, China 13%, Turkey 5%, Trinidad and Tobago 3%, Japan 3% (2021)

Namibia

South Africa 40%, Zambia 20%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 6%, China 5%, Bulgaria 3% (2020)

Airports

Jamaika

28 (2021)

Namibia

112 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Jamaika

total: 385,603 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2020 est.)

Namibia

total: 71,063 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2020 est.)

Internet users

Jamaika

total: 2.296 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 82% (2021 est.)

Namibia

total: 1.325 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 53% (2021 est.)

Namibia

total: 2,628 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 2,628 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge

Roadways

Jamaika

total: 22,121 km (2011) (includes 44 km of expressways)

paved: 16,148 km (2011)

unpaved: 5,973 km (2011)

Namibia

total: 48,875 km (2018)

paved: 7,893 km (2018)

unpaved: 40,982 km (2018)

Telephones - fixed lines

Jamaika

total subscriptions: 473,617 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17 (2021 est.)

Namibia

total subscriptions: 91,869 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Jamaika

total subscriptions: 2,905,408 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 103 (2021 est.)

Namibia

total subscriptions: 2,915,307 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 115 (2021 est.)

Disputes - international

Jamaika

none identified

Namibia

Namibia-Angola-Botswana: concerns from international experts and local populations over the Okavango Delta ecology in Botswana and human displacement scuttled Namibian plans to construct a hydroelectric dam on Popa Falls along the Angola-Namibia border

Namibia-Botswana-Zambia-Zimbabwe: Namibia has supported, and in 2004 Zimbabwe dropped objections to, plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river; the Kazungula Bridge opened to traffic in May 2021

Namibia-South Africa: the governments of South Africa and Namibia have not signed or ratified the text of the 1994 Surveyor's General agreement placing the boundary in the middle of the Orange River; Namibia claims a median line boundary, while South Africa supports the northern bank of the river