Political Rights Score in Namibia
Namibia: Political Rights Score was 28 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Namibia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Namibia stood at 28. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Namibia peaked at 33 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 89th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 33 | — |
| 2003 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28 | -9.7% |
| 2025 | 28 | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 28 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 28 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.38 | 30 | 33 | 8 |
| 2010s | 30 | 29 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30 | 28 | 31 | 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 political rights score in Namibia?
- Political rights score in Namibia was 28 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for political rights score?
- Namibia ranks 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.