Japan vs Namibia: Life insurance premium volume to GDP

Japan
5.4%
in 2020
Namibia
5.5%
in 2020
Japan rank
12th
Namibia rank
11th

Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Namibia
246199320062020

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 5.5% against 5.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 11th of 162 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 5.3% 2.5% 2.8% Japan
2000s 5.2% 5.3% 0.2% Namibia
2010s 6.2% 5.4% 0.8% Japan
2020s 5.4% 5.5% 0.1% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, Japan or Namibia?
Namibia, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between Japan and Namibia?
0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Namibia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do Japan and Namibia rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Japan ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 11th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,020 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Premium data is taken from various issues of Sigma reports (Swiss Re). Data on GDP in US dollars is from the electronic version of the World Development Indicators.