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GOAL 5: Gender Equality in Namibia

Namibia: GOAL 5: Gender Equality was 0.25 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.25 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
164th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.625 5 year moving average
in 2013
All-time low
0.25 5 year moving average
in 2018
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 5: Gender Equality in Namibia, 2004–2023

00.20.40.62004201320232004: 0.5 5 year moving average2005: 0.333 5 year moving average2006: 0.286 5 year moving average2007: 0.429 5 year moving average2008: 0.429 5 year moving average2009: 0.286 5 year moving average2010: 0.286 5 year moving average2011: 0.286 5 year moving average2012: 0.286 5 year moving average2013: 0.625 5 year moving average2014: 0.625 5 year moving average2015: 0.625 5 year moving average2016: 0.625 5 year moving average2017: 0.625 5 year moving average2018: 0.25 5 year moving average2019: 0.25 5 year moving average2020: 0.375 5 year moving average2021: 0.6 5 year moving average2022: 0.5 5 year moving average2023: 0.25 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

In 2023, goal 5: gender equality in Namibia stood at 0.25 5 year moving average. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 5: gender equality in Namibia peaked at 0.625 5 year moving average in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.25 5 year moving average, in 2018.

That places Namibia 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 5: Gender Equality in Namibia, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.5 5 year moving average —
2005 0.333 5 year moving average -33.4%
2006 0.286 5 year moving average -14.1%
2007 0.429 5 year moving average +50.0%
2008 0.429 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.286 5 year moving average -33.3%
2010 0.286 5 year moving average +0.0%
2011 0.286 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.286 5 year moving average +0.0%
2013 0.625 5 year moving average +118.5%
2014 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2015 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2016 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2018 0.25 5 year moving average -60.0%
2019 0.25 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.375 5 year moving average +50.0%
2021 0.6 5 year moving average +60.0%
2022 0.5 5 year moving average -16.7%
2023 0.25 5 year moving average -50.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.25 5 year moving average is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5 5 year moving average, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.25 5 year moving average is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5 5 year moving average, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3772 5 year moving average 0.286 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.4483 5 year moving average 0.25 5 year moving average 0.625 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.4313 5 year moving average 0.25 5 year moving average 0.6 5 year moving average 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 164 American Samoa 0.25 5 year moving average compare
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  3. 164 Antigua and Barbuda 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  4. 164 Bahamas 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  5. 164 Bahrain 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  6. 164 Cameroon 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  7. 164 Congo 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  8. 164 Curacao 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  9. 164 Dominica 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  10. 164 Equatorial Guinea 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  11. 164 Eritrea 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  12. 164 Haiti 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  13. 164 Hong Kong 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  14. 164 North Korea 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  15. 164 Kuwait 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  16. 164 Libya 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  17. 164 Liechtenstein 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  18. 164 Mali 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  19. 164 Micronesia (country) 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  20. 164 Monaco 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  21. 164 Mozambique 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  22. 164 New Caledonia 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  23. 164 Nicaragua 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  24. 164 Niger 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  25. 164 Northern Mariana Islands 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  26. 164 San Marino 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  27. 164 Solomon Islands 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  28. 164 South Sudan 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  29. 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  30. 164 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  31. 164 Suriname 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  32. 164 Syria 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  33. 164 Tajikistan 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  34. 164 Togo 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  35. 164 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.25 5 year moving average compare
  36. 164 Venezuela 0.25 5 year moving average compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 5: gender equality in Namibia?
Goal 5: gender equality in Namibia was 0.25 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 5: gender equality recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.625 5 year moving average in 2013.
What is the lowest goal 5: gender equality recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 5 year moving average in 2018.
How does Namibia rank for goal 5: gender equality?
Namibia ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 5: gender equality rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 5: Gender Equality (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GOAL 5: Gender Equality (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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