Freedom Score in Namibia
Namibia: Freedom Score was 73 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Namibia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 73 for freedom score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Namibia peaked at 77 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 79th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Freedom Score in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 76 | — |
| 2003 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 77 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 75 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73 | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 73 | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 73 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 73 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76 | 74 | 77 | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.2 | 75 | 77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.67 | 73 | 77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More social development data for Namibia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,470 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 685 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 685 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Namibia?
- Freedom score in Namibia was 73 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 77 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for freedom score?
- Namibia ranks 79th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.