Ethiopia vs Namibia: Justified Political Positions Score
Ethiopia
0.523
in 2025
Namibia
0.551
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
92nd
Namibia rank
90th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Ethiopia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.551 against 0.523 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.028.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Namibia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 92nd and Namibia ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.11 | -0.889 | 1.22 | Namibia |
| 1910s | -2.11 | -0.889 | 1.22 | Namibia |
| 1920s | -2.11 | -0.889 | 1.22 | Namibia |
| 1930s | -2.25 | -0.889 | 1.36 | Namibia |
| 1940s | -1.98 | -0.889 | 1.09 | Namibia |
| 1950s | -1.92 | -0.889 | 1.03 | Namibia |
| 1960s | -1.92 | -0.7348 | 1.19 | Namibia |
| 1970s | -1.05 | -0.632 | 0.4194 | Namibia |
| 1980s | -0.484 | -0.146 | 0.338 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.3688 | 1.13 | 0.7622 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.424 | 1.13 | 0.707 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.2566 | 0.9693 | 0.7127 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.7668 | 0.551 | 0.2158 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Ethiopia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.551 against 0.523 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 0.028, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Namibia rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Ethiopia ranks 92nd and Namibia ranks 90th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.