Political Stability - Number of sources in Namibia

Namibia: Political Stability - Number of sources was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
12
in 2024
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Number of sources in Namibia, 1996–2025

02.557.51012.51996201020251996: 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: 122025: 12

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, political stability - number of sources in Namibia stood at 12. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Namibia peaked at 12 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.

That places Namibia 3rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 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 2025.
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 12 +20.0%
2025 12 +0.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11, 1.1× 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 12 6

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 1 Kenya 13 compare
  2. 1 Nigeria 13 compare
  3. 3 Angola 12 compare
  4. 3 Botswana 12 compare
  5. 3 Burkina Faso 12 compare
  6. 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 12 compare
  7. 3 Congo 12 compare
  8. 3 Ghana 12 compare
  9. 3 Liberia 12 compare
  10. 3 Mozambique 12 compare
  11. 3 Zimbabwe 12 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 12 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 12 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 3rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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