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

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.

Namibia vs New Zealand: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score

Namibia

2.73

in 2025

New Zealand

2.69

in 2025

Namibia rank

13th

New Zealand rank

15th

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time

Namibia
New Zealand

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2.73 against 2.69 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.

Namibia ranks 13th and New Zealand ranks 15th of 176 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1037	2.88	2.78	New Zealand
1910s	0.3105	2.88	2.57	New Zealand
1920s	0.366	2.88	2.52	New Zealand
1930s	0.366	2.88	2.52	New Zealand
1940s	0.366	2.88	2.52	New Zealand
1950s	0.366	2.88	2.52	New Zealand
1960s	0.366	2.88	2.52	New Zealand
1970s	0.366	2.88	2.52	New Zealand
1980s	0.523	2.88	2.36	New Zealand
1990s	1.42	2.88	1.46	New Zealand
2000s	1.46	2.88	1.43	New Zealand
2010s	1.7	2.88	1.19	New Zealand
2020s	2.47	2.57	0.099	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Namibia or New Zealand?: Namibia, at 2.73 against 2.69 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Namibia and New Zealand?: 0.04, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Namibia and New Zealand rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?: Namibia ranks 13th and New Zealand ranks 15th 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.