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
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Namibia, 1996–2024
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 207 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.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Namibia, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -26.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4452 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +23.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3588 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3292 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -94.4% |
| 2005 | 0.062 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +238.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2705 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +336.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2781 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +32.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3702 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.297 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1702 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -42.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2567 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +50.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2053 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2731 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3115 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2205 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -29.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1832 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1859 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2859 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +30.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3188 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3088 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +6.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.7515 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.8754 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rule of Law - 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +336.1% | 0.062 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2705 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
| 2005 | +238.9% | 0.0183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.062 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
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 207 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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About this data
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.