Namibia vs Somalia: Justified Political Positions Score

Namibia
0.551
in 2025
Somalia
0.518
in 2025
Namibia rank
90th
Somalia rank
93rd

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Namibia
  • Somalia
-3-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.551 against 0.518 in Somalia, a difference of 0.033.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 90th and Somalia ranks 93rd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 12 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Somalia Difference Ahead
1900s -0.889 -2.82 1.93 Namibia
1910s -0.889 -2.82 1.93 Namibia
1920s -0.889 -2.82 1.93 Namibia
1930s -0.889 -2.82 1.93 Namibia
1940s -0.889 -2.16 1.27 Namibia
1950s -0.889 -1.3 0.413 Namibia
1960s -0.7348 -0.627 0.1078 Somalia
1970s -0.632 -1.14 0.506 Namibia
1980s -0.146 -1.14 0.992 Namibia
1990s 1.13 -1.14 2.27 Namibia
2000s 1.13 -1.03 2.16 Namibia
2010s 0.9693 0.1783 0.791 Namibia
2020s 0.551 0.4855 0.0655 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Namibia or Somalia?
Namibia, at 0.551 against 0.518 in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Namibia and Somalia?
0.033, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Somalia rank globally for justified political positions score?
Namibia ranks 90th and Somalia ranks 93rd 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

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.