Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Namibia
Namibia: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 9 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Namibia, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 9 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Namibia peaked at 11 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2024.
That places Namibia 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | — |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.1 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.33 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Namibia?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Namibia was 9 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2019.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Namibia ranks 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.