Namibia vs Vanuatu: Human Rights Index
Namibia
0.883
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.881
in 2025
Namibia rank
40th
Vanuatu rank
42nd
Human Rights Index over time
- Namibia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.883 against 0.881 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 120 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Namibia ranks 40th and Vanuatu ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0803 | 0.7032 | 0.623 | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 0.1108 | 0.71 | 0.5992 | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 0.1241 | 0.71 | 0.5859 | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 0.129 | 0.718 | 0.589 | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 0.1228 | 0.718 | 0.5952 | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 0.1097 | 0.7192 | 0.6095 | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 0.1104 | 0.72 | 0.6096 | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.1162 | 0.7955 | 0.6793 | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.2268 | 0.8635 | 0.6367 | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.8583 | 0.8776 | 0.0193 | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.8677 | 0.887 | 0.0193 | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.8687 | 0.8867 | 0.018 | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.8695 | 0.8847 | 0.0152 | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index, Namibia or Vanuatu?
- Namibia, at 0.883 against 0.881 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index between Namibia and Vanuatu?
- 0.002, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Vanuatu?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Vanuatu rank globally for human rights index?
- Namibia ranks 40th and Vanuatu ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.