Namibia vs South Africa: Democracy
Namibia
2
in 2018
South Africa
2
in 2018
Namibia rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Namibia or South Africa?
- Namibia, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Namibia and South Africa?
- 0, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for democracy?
- Namibia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).