Social Development in Namibia 139 indicators covering social development for Namibia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 6 2018 unchanged 86th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 358 2025 up 496.7% 138th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 358.1% 130th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 348.5% 120th Political Rights Score 28 2025 down 6.7% 89th Freedom Score 73 2025 down 5.2% 79th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 1,326 2025 up 20.3% 96th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 7.6% 74th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 9.6% 54th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -60.09 % change on previous year 2025 down 280.3% 176th Full democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 16 2018 unchanged 87th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 0.6834 % change on previous year 2025 down 98.1% 77th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.401 2025 down 44.5% 136th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.88 2025 down 1.9% 61st Political Corruption Index 0.274 2025 up 45.7% 124th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.274 2025 up 45.7% 124th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 4.85 2024 down 1.9% 10th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 2023 up 480.8% 166th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre 2023 up 71.6% 123rd LGBT+ Rights Index 0.5822 2019 unchanged 120th Forcibly displaced people 6,796 2025 up 140.0% 131st Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 1 2016 down 50.0% 61st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 unchanged 1st Age of electoral democracy 36 years 2025 up 38.5% 63rd Full democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Corruption Perceptions Index 49 2024 unchanged 59th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 8.49 2024 down 4.2% 57th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 7.27 2024 down 5.8% 54th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.27 2024 down 1.2% 21st Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.0498 2024 up 64.0% 145th Self-reported life satisfaction 4.78 2025 up 4.5% 110th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 4.78 2025 up 4.5% 110th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 64.1% 2024 up 0.1% 38th Homicide rate 11.21 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 21.9% 34th Homicides 315 homicides 2021 up 2.3% 68th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 11.21 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 21.9% 34th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 11.21 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 21.9% 34th Age of electoral democracy 36 years 2025 up 38.5% 39th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy -0.1222 2020 up 71.5% 64th Citizen satisfaction with democracy 1.11 2020 up 0.4% 16th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Homicides 454.03 deaths 2021 up 21.8% 88th Homicide rate 17.94 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 2.6% 21st Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 17.94 2021 up 2.3% 22nd States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 6.09 2030 up 17.5% 82nd Age of full democracy 36 years 2025 up 38.5% 47th Freedom of Association Score 8 2025 unchanged 22nd Freedom of Expression Score 7 2025 down 12.5% 19th Civil Rights Score 6 2025 down 14.3% 31st Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 63.2% 2020 down 2.5% 49th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →