Is Namibia a good place to live for remote workers?

Namibia scores 49/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 40.1 Mbps, safety 33, healthcare 66, air quality 80; English not scored) — rank 126 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Namibia?

Median fixed broadband is around 40.1 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Namibia?

Single-person essentials run about $774/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.9× essentials).

Livability · rank 126/167

Is 🇳🇦 Namibia (Windhoek) a good place to live?

Quality score 49/100 against essentials of $774/month.

The five metrics

Internet 16 40.1 Mbps median broadband, 64.9% online

Safety 33 11.2 homicides/100k (2021)

Healthcare 66 UHC service coverage 66/100 (2023)

Air quality 80 PM2.5 14.1 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate 0.33 · corruption control 0.13 · stability 0.55 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $18.86 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $13.18/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($774)	Verdict
$2,000	2.6×	like royalty
$3,000	3.9×	like royalty
$5,000	6.5×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇿🇦 South Africa — quality 51.2, essentials $821/mo
🇬🇦 Gabon — quality 44.9, essentials $720/mo
🇧🇷 Brazil — quality 57.6, essentials $925/mo
🇪🇹 Ethiopia — quality 40.2, essentials $646/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Namibia a good place to live for remote workers?: Namibia scores 49/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 40.1 Mbps, safety 33, healthcare 66, air quality 80; English not scored) — rank 126 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Namibia?: Median fixed broadband is around 40.1 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Namibia?: Single-person essentials run about $774/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.9× essentials).