Namibia vs Russia: Democratic change
Namibia
1
in 2025
Russia
1
in 2025
Namibia rank
23rd
Russia rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Namibia
- Russia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1 against 1 in Russia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Russia ahead.
Namibia ranks 23rd and Russia ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Namibia or Russia?
- Namibia, at 1 against 1 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Namibia and Russia?
- 0, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Russia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Russia rank globally for democratic change?
- Namibia ranks 23rd and Russia ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.