What is rule of law index in Namibia?

Rule of law index in Namibia was 0.817 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 0.866 in 2010.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.316 in 1904.

How does Namibia rank for rule of law index?

Namibia ranks 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Namibia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Namibia

Name: Rule of Law Index in Namibia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Namibia: Rule of Law Index was 0.817 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.817

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

47th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.866

in 2010

All-time low

0.316

in 1904

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Rule of Law Index in Namibia, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Namibia is 0.817, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Namibia peaked at 0.866 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.316, in 1904.

That places Namibia 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Namibia, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.321	—
1901	0.321	+0.0%
1902	0.321	+0.0%
1903	0.317	-1.2%
1904	0.316	-0.3%
1905	0.316	+0.0%
1906	0.316	+0.0%
1907	0.316	+0.0%
1908	0.327	+3.5%
1909	0.333	+1.8%
1910	0.333	+0.0%
1911	0.333	+0.0%
1912	0.333	+0.0%
1913	0.333	+0.0%
1914	0.333	+0.0%
1915	0.342	+2.7%
1916	0.341	-0.3%
1917	0.341	+0.0%
1918	0.341	+0.0%
1919	0.341	+0.0%
1920	0.351	+2.9%
1921	0.351	+0.0%
1922	0.351	+0.0%
1923	0.351	+0.0%
1924	0.351	+0.0%
1925	0.351	+0.0%
1926	0.351	+0.0%
1927	0.351	+0.0%
1928	0.351	+0.0%
1929	0.351	+0.0%
1930	0.351	+0.0%
1931	0.351	+0.0%
1932	0.351	+0.0%
1933	0.351	+0.0%
1934	0.351	+0.0%
1935	0.351	+0.0%
1936	0.351	+0.0%
1937	0.351	+0.0%
1938	0.351	+0.0%
1939	0.351	+0.0%
1940	0.351	+0.0%
1941	0.351	+0.0%
1942	0.351	+0.0%
1943	0.351	+0.0%
1944	0.351	+0.0%
1945	0.351	+0.0%
1946	0.351	+0.0%
1947	0.351	+0.0%
1948	0.351	+0.0%
1949	0.356	+1.4%
1950	0.356	+0.0%
1951	0.356	+0.0%
1952	0.356	+0.0%
1953	0.356	+0.0%
1954	0.356	+0.0%
1955	0.356	+0.0%
1956	0.356	+0.0%
1957	0.356	+0.0%
1958	0.356	+0.0%
1959	0.356	+0.0%
1960	0.356	+0.0%
1961	0.356	+0.0%
1962	0.356	+0.0%
1963	0.356	+0.0%
1964	0.356	+0.0%
1965	0.356	+0.0%
1966	0.356	+0.0%
1967	0.356	+0.0%
1968	0.356	+0.0%
1969	0.356	+0.0%
1970	0.356	+0.0%
1971	0.356	+0.0%
1972	0.356	+0.0%
1973	0.356	+0.0%
1974	0.356	+0.0%
1975	0.356	+0.0%
1976	0.356	+0.0%
1977	0.356	+0.0%
1978	0.356	+0.0%
1979	0.356	+0.0%
1980	0.351	-1.4%
1981	0.351	+0.0%
1982	0.351	+0.0%
1983	0.351	+0.0%
1984	0.351	+0.0%
1985	0.383	+9.1%
1986	0.386	+0.8%
1987	0.386	+0.0%
1988	0.393	+1.8%
1989	0.416	+5.9%
1990	0.829	+99.3%
1991	0.858	+3.5%
1992	0.858	+0.0%
1993	0.858	+0.0%
1994	0.858	+0.0%
1995	0.858	+0.0%
1996	0.858	+0.0%
1997	0.858	+0.0%
1998	0.858	+0.0%
1999	0.858	+0.0%
2000	0.859	+0.1%
2001	0.859	+0.0%
2002	0.849	-1.2%
2003	0.856	+0.8%
2004	0.853	-0.4%
2005	0.861	+0.9%
2006	0.86	-0.1%
2007	0.86	+0.0%
2008	0.86	+0.0%
2009	0.86	+0.0%
2010	0.866	+0.7%
2011	0.866	+0.0%
2012	0.866	+0.0%
2013	0.866	+0.0%
2014	0.866	+0.0%
2015	0.863	-0.3%
2016	0.863	+0.0%
2017	0.86	-0.3%
2018	0.866	+0.7%
2019	0.788	-9.0%
2020	0.792	+0.5%
2021	0.784	-1.0%
2022	0.764	-2.6%
2023	0.779	+2.0%
2024	0.824	+5.8%
2025	0.817	-0.8%

Namibia compared with similar countries

Namibia's 0.817 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Namibia's 0.817 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3685, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.3204	0.316	0.333	10
1910s	0.3371	0.333	0.342	10
1920s	0.351	0.351	0.351	10
1930s	0.351	0.351	0.351	10
1940s	0.3515	0.351	0.356	10
1950s	0.356	0.356	0.356	10
1960s	0.356	0.356	0.356	10
1970s	0.356	0.356	0.356	10
1980s	0.3719	0.351	0.416	10
1990s	0.8551	0.829	0.858	10
2000s	0.8577	0.849	0.861	10
2010s	0.857	0.788	0.866	10
2020s	0.7933	0.764	0.824	6

Countries ranked near Namibia

44 Sri Lanka 0.829 compare
45 Botswana 0.822 compare
45 Vanuatu 0.822 compare
48 Greece 0.808 compare
49 Suriname 0.803 compare
50 Croatia 0.802 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Namibia?: Rule of law index in Namibia was 0.817 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 0.866 in 2010.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.316 in 1904.
How does Namibia rank for rule of law index?: Namibia ranks 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.