Namibia vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Participation and Human Rights

Namibia
69.98
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
48.67
in 2011
Namibia rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th

Participation and Human Rights over time

  • Namibia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
020406080200020052011

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 69.98 against 48.67 in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, a difference of 21.31.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 52 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 72.85 47.16 25.69 Namibia
2010s 69.21 48.27 20.94 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participation and human rights, Namibia or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Namibia, at 69.98 against 48.67 in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in participation and human rights between Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
21.31, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for participation and human rights?
Namibia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as Participation and Human Rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Participation and Human Rights
Source
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 696 data points, 2000–2011
Last refreshed

Participation: Within this sub-category the Ibrahim Index measures: (i) Political Participation – extent to which citizens have relevant information and the freedom to participate in the political process. (ii) Effective Power to Govern – extent to which democratically elected leaders have the effective power to govern, or the extent of veto powers and political enclaves. (iii) Free and Fair Elections – extent to which leaders are determined by free and fair elections. (iv) Electoral Self-determination – right of citizens to freely decide their political system and leadership. (v) Free and Fair Executive Elections – integrity of executive elections.