How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Namibia?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Namibia: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score

Finland

2.71

in 2025

Namibia

2.73

in 2025

Finland rank

14th

Namibia rank

13th

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time

Finland
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2.73 against 2.71 in Finland, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Namibia ahead.

Finland ranks 14th and Namibia ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 12 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1597	0.1037	0.056	Finland
1910s	0.3097	0.3105	0.0008	Namibia
1920s	1.43	0.366	1.07	Finland
1930s	1.43	0.366	1.07	Finland
1940s	1.65	0.366	1.29	Finland
1950s	3.11	0.366	2.75	Finland
1960s	3.11	0.366	2.75	Finland
1970s	3.11	0.366	2.75	Finland
1980s	3.11	0.523	2.59	Finland
1990s	3.11	1.42	1.69	Finland
2000s	3.11	1.46	1.66	Finland
2010s	2.96	1.7	1.27	Finland
2020s	2.71	2.47	0.2382	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Finland or Namibia?: Namibia, at 2.73 against 2.71 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Finland and Namibia?: 0.02, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Namibia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Finland and Namibia rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?: Finland ranks 14th and Namibia ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,350 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.