Political Stability - Governance estimate in Namibia

Namibia: Political Stability - Governance estimate was 0.5467 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5467 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 31.7%
World rank
70th
of 207 countries
All-time high
1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2008
All-time low
-0.1691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Namibia, 1996–2024

-0.2500.250.50.7511996201020241996: 0.766 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.415 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.169 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.053 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.196 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.463 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.581 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.704 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.928 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.929 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.787 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.715 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.843 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.879 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.637 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.718 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.666 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.629 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.694 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.586 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.513 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.514 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.374 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.415 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - governance estimate in Namibia stood at 0.5467 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.7% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Namibia peaked at 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.1691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2000.

Namibia ranks 70th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Namibia, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 0.7665 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 0.4155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -45.8%
2000 -0.1691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -140.7%
2002 0.0532 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -131.5%
2003 0.1957 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +267.7%
2004 0.4625 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +136.3%
2005 0.5812 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +25.7%
2006 0.7038 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +21.1%
2007 0.9276 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +31.8%
2008 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.8%
2009 0.9293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.7%
2010 0.7873 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.3%
2011 0.7152 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.2%
2012 0.8433 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +17.9%
2013 0.8788 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.2%
2014 0.6369 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -27.5%
2015 0.7175 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.7%
2016 0.6657 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.2%
2017 0.6294 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.5%
2018 0.6943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +10.3%
2019 0.5859 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.6%
2020 0.5126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.5%
2021 0.5136 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.2%
2022 0.3736 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -27.3%
2023 0.4151 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.1%
2024 0.5467 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +31.7%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.5467 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.546 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.5467 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.5954 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Political Stability - Governance estimate in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +267.7% 0.0532 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1957 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.591 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7665 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.5277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.7154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5859 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8788 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.4723 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3736 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5467 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 67 Dominican Republic 0.5893 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 68 Croatia 0.5814 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 69 Laos 0.5577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 71 Portugal 0.5369 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 72 East Timor 0.526 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 73 Poland 0.4987 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance estimate in Namibia?
Political stability - governance estimate in Namibia was 0.5467 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008.
What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
How does Namibia rank for political stability - governance estimate?
Namibia ranks 70th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,252 data points, 1996–2024
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Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.