Namibia vs United States: Political liberties
Namibia
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Namibia
- United States
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political liberties, Namibia or United States?
- Namibia, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Namibia and United States?
- 0, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and United States?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and United States rank globally for political liberties?
- Namibia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political liberties. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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