Real size
How big is Namibia really?
825,000 km²
318,000 sq mi · 35th largest of the 167 here · about the size of Mozambique
Normal web maps draw it 1.2× too big
Namibia covers 825,000 km² (318,000 sq mi), about the size of Mozambique. A normal web map draws it about 1.2 times too big: not much, but enough to make it look bigger than countries nearer the equator.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
NamibiaMozambique
NamibiaMozambique
- Real area
- 825,000 km²
- Size rank
- 35th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.2× too big
- Latitude
- 22°S
Countries about the same size
- MozambiqueAbout the same size
- TürkiyeNamibia is 1.1 times the size of Türkiye
- PakistanPakistan is 1.1 times the size of Namibia
- ZambiaNamibia is 1.1 times the size of Zambia
- NigeriaNigeria is 1.1 times the size of Namibia
Namibia through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Namibia?
- Namibia covers about 825,000 km² (318,000 sq mi). It is the 35th largest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Namibia look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Namibia about 1.2 times too big.
- Is Namibia bigger than Mozambique?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Namibia bigger than Pakistan?
- No. Pakistan is about 1.1 times the size of Namibia.