Social Development in Namibia 139 indicators covering social development for Namibia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,470 2025 up 216.2% 102nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 685 2025 down 46.1% 109th Political Rights Rating 3 2025 up 50.0% 95th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 2025 up 50.0% 95th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 58.7% 100th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 685 2025 down 46.1% 109th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0018 units per person 2025 up 142.7% 74th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 137.7% 63rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.03 % change on previous year 2025 up 303.3% 62nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,470 2025 up 216.2% 102nd Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.04 % change on previous year 2025 up 243.0% 81st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 59.5% 88th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.883 2025 up 1.7% 40th Liberal Democracy Index 0.519 2025 down 10.4% 60th Electoral Democracy Index 0.633 2025 down 10.5% 65th Freedom of Association Index 0.87 2025 down 1.4% 41st Freedom of Expression Index 0.859 2025 up 2.9% 38th Participatory Democracy Index 0.349 2025 down 21.4% 71st Varieties of democracy 0.633 2025 down 10.5% 65th Liberal democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.883 2025 up 1.7% 40th Key features of human rights 0.883 2025 up 1.7% 40th Key features of electoral democracy 0.633 2025 down 10.5% 65th Key features of liberal democracy 0.519 2025 down 10.4% 60th Executive Corruption Index 0.289 2025 down 0.3% 114th Judicial Corruption Score 1.16 2025 down 37.8% 49th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.439 2025 up 63.8% 97th Key features of democracy 0.633 2025 down 10.5% 65th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year 2025 down 81.4% 34th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 0.5814 % change on previous year 2025 down 91.5% 58th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.519 2025 down 10.4% 60th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year 2025 down 81.4% 34th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 0.9143 % change on previous year 2025 up 365.4% 37th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year 2025 down 81.4% 34th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.633 2025 down 10.5% 64th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.345 2025 down 26.9% 84th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.464 2025 down 15.9% 63rd Direct Democracy Index 0.031 2025 unchanged 92nd Key media freedoms 1.31 2025 up 28.7% 50th Media Corruption Score 1.6 2025 down 28.7% 43rd Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.718 2025 down 0.8% 70th Legislative Corruption Score 0.886 2025 down 18.0% 50th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.7% 23rd Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.6% 20th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.7% 23rd Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.7% 23rd Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 179th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0063 units per square kilometre 2023 up 121.3% 133rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per square kilometre 2023 down 60.7% 156th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.16 2019 up 62.5% 49th Page 1 of 3 Next →