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Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Namibia

Namibia: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was 0.3735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.3735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
83rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.5263 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2006
All-time low
0.2293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate in Namibia, 1996–2025

00.20.40.61996201020251996: 0.379 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.256 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.245 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.229 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.236 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.317 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.453 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.526 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.431 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.258 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.265 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.399 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.392 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.461 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.487 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.462 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.461 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.494 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.446 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.476 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.464 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.444 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.463 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.369 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: 0.374 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 voice and accountability - governance estimate in Namibia is 0.3735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance estimate in Namibia peaked at 0.5263 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2002.

Namibia ranks 83rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Namibia, year by year

Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 0.3793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 0.2557 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -32.6%
2000 0.2452 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.1%
2002 0.2293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.5%
2003 0.2358 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.8%
2004 0.3172 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +34.5%
2005 0.4533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +42.9%
2006 0.5263 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +16.1%
2007 0.4897 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.9%
2008 0.4596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.2%
2009 0.4307 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.3%
2010 0.2583 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -40.0%
2011 0.2652 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.7%
2012 0.3985 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +50.3%
2013 0.3921 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.6%
2014 0.4606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +17.5%
2015 0.4865 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.6%
2016 0.4619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.1%
2017 0.4607 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3%
2018 0.4944 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.3%
2019 0.4459 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.8%
2020 0.4758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.7%
2021 0.4644 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.4%
2022 0.4444 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.3%
2023 0.4633 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.2%
2024 0.3686 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.4%
2025 0.3735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.3%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.3735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.7209 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.3735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.9016 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3175 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2557 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.3763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5263 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.4124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2583 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4944 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.4317 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3686 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 80 Botswana 0.3959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 81 Puerto Rico 0.3905 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 82 Israel 0.3902 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 84 Ghana 0.3603 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 85 Dominican Republic 0.3427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 86 Bulgaria 0.2687 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance estimate in Namibia?
Voice and accountability - governance estimate in Namibia was 0.3735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance estimate recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5263 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2006.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance estimate recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
How does Namibia rank for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
Namibia ranks 83rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - governance estimate rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - 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
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. 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.