State Capacity Index in Namibia
Namibia: State Capacity Index was 0.6551 in 2015. ▼ Falling
State Capacity Index in Namibia, 1990–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, state capacity index in Namibia stood at 0.6551.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Namibia peaked at 1.03 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.3187, in 1990.
That places Namibia 66th out of 166 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3187 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4231 | +32.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8097 | +91.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9127 | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8875 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.01 | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 1.01 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.03 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.994 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9992 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9234 | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.931 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9621 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9836 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.613 | -37.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6343 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6107 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6557 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.65 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.59 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6867 | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7836 | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6937 | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6786 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6179 | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6551 | +6.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.6551 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0123, 53.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.6551 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +91.4% | 0.4231 | 0.8097 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8401 | 0.3187 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7554 | 0.59 | 0.9836 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6859 | 0.6179 | 0.7836 | 6 |
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 state capacity index in Namibia?
- State capacity index in Namibia was 0.6551 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 1997.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3187 in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for state capacity index?
- Namibia ranks 66th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.