Freedom of Association Score in Namibia
Namibia: Freedom of Association Score was 8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom of Association Score in Namibia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association score in Namibia is 8, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Namibia peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2009.
Namibia ranks 22nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.2 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 22 Armenia 8 compare
- 22 Bolivia 8 compare
- 22 Botswana 8 compare
- 22 Bulgaria 8 compare
- 22 Ghana 8 compare
- 22 Lesotho 8 compare
- 22 Liberia 8 compare
- 22 Malawi 8 compare
- 22 Mauritius 8 compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 8 compare
- 22 Romania 8 compare
- 22 Senegal 8 compare
- 22 South Africa 8 compare
- 22 Ukraine 8 compare
More social development data for Namibia
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5,470 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 685 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.519 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.883 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.349 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.883 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association score in Namibia?
- Freedom of association score in Namibia was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2009.
- How does Namibia rank for freedom of association score?
- Namibia ranks 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.