Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.883 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.883 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.883 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.104, in 1967.
That places Namibia 40th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.126 | — |
| 1947 | 0.126 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.11 | -12.7% |
| 1949 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.107 | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 0.114 | +6.5% |
| 1961 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.11 | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.113 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.11 | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.104 | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.107 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.105 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.108 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.106 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.111 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.117 | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.131 | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 0.135 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.215 | +59.3% |
| 1981 | 0.213 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.222 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.224 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.227 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.306 | +34.8% |
| 1990 | 0.804 | +162.7% |
| 1991 | 0.864 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.866 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.859 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.86 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.869 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.868 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.869 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.868 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.873 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.871 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.868 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.869 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.866 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.868 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.855 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.869 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.865 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.86 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.875 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.883 | +0.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.883 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.883 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +162.7% | 0.306 | 0.804 |
| 1980 | +59.3% | 0.135 | 0.215 |
| 1989 | +34.8% | 0.227 | 0.306 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.118 | 0.11 | 0.126 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.1097 | 0.107 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1104 | 0.104 | 0.114 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1162 | 0.105 | 0.135 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2268 | 0.213 | 0.306 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8583 | 0.804 | 0.866 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8677 | 0.86 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8687 | 0.855 | 0.873 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8695 | 0.86 | 0.883 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 37 Sao Tome and Principe 0.892 compare
- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 0.888 compare
- 39 Croatia 0.886 compare
- 40 Slovenia 0.883 compare
- 42 Montenegro 0.881 compare
- 42 Vanuatu 0.881 compare
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 74.4 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 54.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0217 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Namibia?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Namibia was 0.883 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.883 in 2025.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.104 in 1967.
- How does Namibia rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 40th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.