Political Stability - Number of sources in Namibia

Namibia: Political Stability - Number of sources was 13 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13
Change on year
up 30.0%
World rank
1st
of 208 countries
All-time high
13
in 2024
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Number of sources in Namibia, 1996–2024

0510151996201020241996: 51998: 52000: 62002: 72003: 72004: 92005: 92006: 92007: 92008: 92009: 92010: 92011: 92012: 92013: 102014: 102015: 102016: 102017: 102018: 102019: 102020: 102021: 112022: 112023: 102024: 13

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - number of sources in Namibia stood at 13. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Namibia peaked at 13 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.

That places Namibia 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Political Stability - Number of sources in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Number of sources in Namibia, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 5
1998 5 +0.0%
2000 6 +20.0%
2002 7 +16.7%
2003 7 +0.0%
2004 9 +28.6%
2005 9 +0.0%
2006 9 +0.0%
2007 9 +0.0%
2008 9 +0.0%
2009 9 +0.0%
2010 9 +0.0%
2011 9 +0.0%
2012 9 +0.0%
2013 10 +11.1%
2014 10 +0.0%
2015 10 +0.0%
2016 10 +0.0%
2017 10 +0.0%
2018 10 +0.0%
2019 10 +0.0%
2020 10 +0.0%
2021 11 +10.0%
2022 11 +0.0%
2023 10 -9.1%
2024 13 +30.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 13 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 13 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 5 5 2
2000s 8.22 6 9 9
2010s 9.7 9 10 10
2020s 11 10 13 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 1 Angola 13 compare
  2. 1 Botswana 13 compare
  3. 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 13 compare
  4. 1 Ghana 13 compare
  5. 1 Kenya 13 compare
  6. 1 Nigeria 13 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - number of sources in Namibia?
Political stability - number of sources in Namibia was 13 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 13 in 2024.
What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
How does Namibia rank for political stability - number of sources?
Namibia ranks 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,278 data points, 1996–2024
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