Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Namibia

Namibia: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 64.58 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
64.58 0-100
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
83rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
67.38 0-100
in 2006
All-time low
61.93 0-100
in 2002
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

02040601996201020251996: 64.7 0-1001998: 62.4 0-1002000: 62.2 0-1002002: 61.9 0-1002003: 62 0-1002004: 63.5 0-1002005: 66 0-1002006: 67.4 0-1002007: 66.7 0-1002008: 66.2 0-1002009: 65.6 0-1002010: 62.5 0-1002011: 62.6 0-1002012: 65 0-1002013: 64.9 0-1002014: 66.2 0-1002015: 66.7 0-1002016: 66.2 0-1002017: 66.2 0-1002018: 66.8 0-1002019: 65.9 0-1002020: 66.5 0-1002021: 66.2 0-1002022: 65.9 0-1002023: 66.2 0-1002024: 64.5 0-1002025: 64.6 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - governance score in Namibia is 64.58 0-100, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Namibia peaked at 67.38 0-100 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 61.93 0-100, in 2002.

That places Namibia 83rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Namibia, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 64.68 0-100 —
1998 62.41 0-100 -3.5%
2000 62.22 0-100 -0.3%
2002 61.93 0-100 -0.5%
2003 62.05 0-100 +0.2%
2004 63.54 0-100 +2.4%
2005 66.04 0-100 +3.9%
2006 67.38 0-100 +2.0%
2007 66.71 0-100 -1.0%
2008 66.16 0-100 -0.8%
2009 65.63 0-100 -0.8%
2010 62.46 0-100 -4.8%
2011 62.59 0-100 +0.2%
2012 65.04 0-100 +3.9%
2013 64.92 0-100 -0.2%
2014 66.17 0-100 +1.9%
2015 66.65 0-100 +0.7%
2016 66.2 0-100 -0.7%
2017 66.18 0-100 -0.0%
2018 66.8 0-100 +0.9%
2019 65.9 0-100 -1.3%
2020 66.45 0-100 +0.8%
2021 66.24 0-100 -0.3%
2022 65.88 0-100 -0.6%
2023 66.22 0-100 +0.5%
2024 64.49 0-100 -2.6%
2025 64.58 0-100 +0.1%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 64.58 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.49 0-100, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 64.58 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.18 0-100, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63.55 0-100 62.41 0-100 64.68 0-100 2
2000s 64.63 0-100 61.93 0-100 67.38 0-100 9
2010s 65.29 0-100 62.46 0-100 66.8 0-100 10
2020s 65.64 0-100 64.49 0-100 66.45 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 80 Botswana 64.99 0-100 compare
  2. 81 Puerto Rico 64.89 0-100 compare
  3. 82 Israel 64.88 0-100 compare
  4. 84 Ghana 64.33 0-100 compare
  5. 85 Dominican Republic 64.01 0-100 compare
  6. 86 Bulgaria 62.65 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Namibia?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Namibia was 64.58 0-100 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 score recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 67.38 0-100 in 2006.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 61.93 0-100 in 2002.
How does Namibia rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Namibia ranks 83rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).