Government Effectiveness in Namibia
Namibia: Government Effectiveness was 0.1832 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Namibia, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.1832 standard error for government effectiveness in 2011.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Namibia peaked at 0.249 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1654 standard error, in 2005.
That places Namibia 33rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2249 standard error | 0.2009 standard error | 0.249 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1802 standard error | 0.1654 standard error | 0.2077 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1844 standard error | 0.1832 standard error | 0.1857 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 30 Benin 0.1892 standard error compare
- 31 Malawi 0.1854 standard error compare
- 32 Algeria 0.1846 standard error compare
- 34 Angola 0.1791 standard error compare
- 34 Cameroon 0.1791 standard error compare
- 34 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1791 standard error compare
- 34 Egypt 0.1791 standard error compare
- 34 Ethiopia 0.1791 standard error compare
- 34 Tunisia 0.1791 standard error compare
More reference data data for Namibia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5417 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0961 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7156 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7944 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2035 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 202.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Namibia?
- Government effectiveness in Namibia was 0.1832 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.249 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1654 standard error in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for government effectiveness?
- Namibia ranks 33rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Government Effectiveness (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.GOVT.EF.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.