Political rights rating fh in Namibia
Namibia: Political rights rating fh was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 198 countries
All-time high
6
in 1972
All-time low
2
in 1990
Years of data
40
1972–2025
Political rights rating fh in Namibia, 1972–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights rating fh in Namibia stood at 3.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Namibia peaked at 6 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 94th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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More social development data for Namibia
- 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)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.883 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.519 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.633 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.87 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.859 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.349 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.633 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Namibia?
- Political rights rating fh in Namibia was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for political rights rating fh?
- Namibia ranks 94th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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