Namibia vs Taiwan: Political civil liberties index
Namibia
0.896
in 2025
Taiwan
0.904
in 2025
Namibia rank
36th
Taiwan rank
35th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Namibia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.904 against 0.896 in Namibia, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Taiwan ahead.
Namibia ranks 36th and Taiwan ranks 35th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0915 | 0.1097 | 0.0182 | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.098 | 0.1112 | 0.0132 | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.1135 | 0.1178 | 0.0043 | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.118 | 0.1121 | 0.0059 | Namibia |
| 1940s | 0.111 | 0.0942 | 0.0168 | Namibia |
| 1950s | 0.099 | 0.0745 | 0.0245 | Namibia |
| 1960s | 0.106 | 0.098 | 0.008 | Namibia |
| 1970s | 0.1132 | 0.1277 | 0.0145 | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.2638 | 0.3084 | 0.0446 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.8844 | 0.7319 | 0.1525 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.8863 | 0.9097 | 0.0234 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.8914 | 0.9199 | 0.0285 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.8707 | 0.909 | 0.0383 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Namibia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.904 against 0.896 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Namibia and Taiwan?
- 0.008, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Taiwan rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Namibia ranks 36th and Taiwan ranks 35th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.