Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Namibia

Namibia: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
79th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
All-time low
0.0183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2004
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Namibia, 1996–2024

00.10.20.30.40.51996201020241996: 0.492 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.445 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.359 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.329 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.018 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.062 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.278 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.369 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.297 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.257 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.253 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.205 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.273 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.312 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.183 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.186 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.219 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.286 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.319 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.309 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.328 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

The most recent figure for rule of law - governance estimate in Namibia is 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Namibia peaked at 0.4918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2004.

Namibia ranks 79th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4452 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.2356 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1702 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3115 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.292 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 76 Croatia 0.3775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 77 Romania 0.3711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 78 Malaysia 0.3451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 80 Botswana 0.3121 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 81 Fiji 0.3058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 82 Greece 0.2983 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Namibia?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Namibia was 0.3279 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 rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004.
How does Namibia rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Namibia ranks 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - 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
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. 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.