What is judicial corruption score in Namibia?

Judicial corruption score in Namibia was 1.16 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 1.86 in 1990.

What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.841 in 2020.

How does Namibia rank for judicial corruption score?

Namibia ranks 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Namibia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Judicial Corruption Score in Namibia

Name: Judicial Corruption Score in Namibia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Namibia: Judicial Corruption Score was 1.16 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

1.16

Change on year

up 19.9%

World rank

49th

of 176 countries

All-time high

1.86

in 1990

All-time low

0.841

in 2020

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Judicial Corruption Score in Namibia, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, judicial corruption score in Namibia stood at 1.16.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Namibia peaked at 1.86 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.841, in 2020.

That places Namibia 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.938	0.938	0.938	10
1910s	0.938	0.938	0.938	10
1920s	0.938	0.938	0.938	10
1930s	0.938	0.938	0.938	10
1940s	0.938	0.938	0.938	10
1950s	0.938	0.938	0.938	10
1960s	0.938	0.938	0.938	10
1970s	0.938	0.938	0.938	10
1980s	1.11	1.11	1.11	10
1990s	1.86	1.86	1.86	10
2000s	1.86	1.86	1.86	10
2010s	1.78	1.04	1.86	10
2020s	0.9143	0.841	1.16	6

Countries ranked near Namibia

46 Botswana 1.36 compare
47 Bahrain 1.34 compare
48 Qatar 1.34 compare
50 Lesotho 1.11 compare
51 Croatia 1.08 compare
52 Sri Lanka 1.07 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)
Key features of democracy 0.633 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.859 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.87 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.633 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.349 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.519 (2025)

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is judicial corruption score in Namibia?: Judicial corruption score in Namibia was 1.16 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 1.86 in 1990.
What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.841 in 2020.
How does Namibia rank for judicial corruption score?: Namibia ranks 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Judicial Corruption Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,711 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of how often individuals or businesses make undocumented extra payments or bribes to obtain a favorable judicial decision, or speed up or delay the process. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.