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
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.
Individual pages
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.