Namibia vs South Africa: Liberal political institutions
Namibia
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Namibia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Namibia or South Africa?
- Namibia, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Namibia and South Africa?
- 0, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Namibia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions.