https://www.humantruth.info/namibia.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2025
Namibia Republic of Namibia | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 115th best |
Capital | Windhoek |
Land Area | 823 290km21 |
Location | Africa |
Population | 2.4m2 |
Life Expectancy | 59.27yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $8 634 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | NA, NAM, 5165 |
Internet Domain | .na6 |
Currency | Dollar (NAD)7 |
Telephone | +2648 |
“South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia has been governed by SWAPO since the country won independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule. POHAMBA was reelected in November 2009.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Namibia posesses some of the most stunning landscapes in Africa, and a trip through the country is one of the great road adventures. Natural wonders such as that mighty gash in the earth at Fish River Canyon and the wildlife utopia of Etosha National Park enthral, but it´s the lonely desert roads, where mighty slabs of granite rise out of swirling desert sands, that will sear themselves in your mind. It´s like a coffee-table book come to life as sand dunes in the world´s oldest desert meet the crashing rollers along the wild Atlantic coast. Among all this is a German legacy, evident in the cuisine and art nouveau architecture of Lüderitz or Swakopmund and in festivals such as Windhoek´s legendary Oktoberfest.
Namibia is also the headquarters of adventure activities in the region, so whether you´re a dreamer or love hearing the crunch of earth under your boots, travel in Namibia will stay with you long after the desert vistas fade.”
#economics #human_development #namibia #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
... | ||
136 | Kiribati | 0.624 |
137 | Honduras | 0.621 |
138 | Sao Tome & Principe | 0.618 |
139 | Namibia | 0.615 |
140= | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 0.607 |
140= | Laos | 0.607 |
140= | Vanuatu | 0.607 |
143 | Nepal | 0.602 |
Africa Avg | 0.56 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
... | ||
114 | Philippines | $8 920 |
115 | Jamaica | $8 834 |
116 | Guatemala | $8 723 |
117 | Namibia | $8 634 |
118 | El Salvador | $8 296 |
119 | Bolivia | $8 111 |
120 | Uzbekistan | $7 917 |
121 | Cuba | $7 879 |
Africa Avg | $5 339 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 29.7 |
2 | Norway | 33.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.2 |
... | ||
112 | Azerbaijan | 94.5 |
113 | Kyrgyzstan | 94.6 |
114 | Paraguay | 95.9 |
115 | Namibia | 96.2 |
116 | Guyana | 96.4 |
117 | Algeria | 96.4 |
118 | Brunei | 96.5 |
119 | Oman | 97.0 |
Africa Avg | 119.0 | |
World Avg | 88.9 | |
q=199. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
Progress in Namibia is always going to be difficult whilst the richest 10% hold 47% of the country's entire income13.#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population Datasets:
Namibia's population is predicted to rise to 3.042 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 3.25. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.14Population2 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
138 | Albania | 2.9m |
139 | Lithuania | 2.8m |
140 | Qatar | 2.8m |
141 | Namibia | 2.4m |
142 | Gambia | 2.3m |
143 | Botswana | 2.3m |
144 | Gabon | 2.1m |
145 | Lesotho | 2.1m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
180 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.7 |
181 | Mozambique | 59.3 |
182 | Burkina Faso | 59.3 |
183 | Namibia | 59.3 |
184 | Zimbabwe | 59.3 |
185 | Congo, DR | 59.2 |
186 | Mali | 58.9 |
187 | Guinea | 58.9 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best15 | ||
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Pos. | 202215 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
154 | Papua New Guinea | 3.17 |
155 | Tonga | 3.19 |
156 | S. Korea | 0.78 |
157 | Namibia | 3.25 |
158 | Kiribati | 3.27 |
159 | Kenya | 3.30 |
160 | Hong Kong | 0.70 |
161 | Uzbekistan | 3.31 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better16 | ||
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Pos. | 2016 Per 10016 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
46 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 07.0 |
47= | Solomon Islands | 07.0 |
47= | Rwanda | 07.0 |
49 | Namibia | 07.4 |
50= | Botswana | 07.7 |
50= | UAE | 07.7 |
52 | Oman | 07.8 |
53 | Jordan | 08.0 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration Datasets:
Immigrants17 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %17 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
92 | Uganda | 3.9% |
93 | Dominican Rep. | 3.9% |
94 | Mauritania | 3.8% |
95 | Namibia | 3.8% |
96 | Burkina Faso | 3.7% |
97 | Trinidad & Tobago | 3.7% |
98 | Togo | 3.6% |
99 | Uzbekistan | 3.6% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants18 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %18 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
177 | India | 0.9% |
178 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9% |
179 | USA | 0.8% |
180 | Namibia | 0.7% |
181 | Ethiopia | 0.7% |
182 | Tanzania | 0.7% |
183 | Brazil | 0.7% |
184 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freedom #freethought #gender #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #misogyny #morals #namibia #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #slavery #tolerance #women
Compared to Africa (2025)19 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19 | |
1 | Mauritius | 63.7 |
2 | S. Africa | 64.3 |
3 | Cape Verde | 68.0 |
4 | Seychelles | 73.8 |
5 | Namibia | 77.7 |
6 | Senegal | 84.7 |
7 | Botswana | 86.8 |
8 | Ghana | 92.3 |
9 | Tunisia | 95.2 |
10 | Lesotho | 100.4 |
11 | Sao Tome & Principe | 101.2 |
12 | Burkina Faso | 101.3 |
13 | Mali | 101.6 |
Africa Avg | 110.04 | |
q=54. |
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)19 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
77 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 76.0 |
78 | Georgia | 76.4 |
79 | Tuvalu | 76.7 |
80 | Namibia | 77.7 |
81 | Dominican Rep. | 78.0 |
82 | Micronesia | 78.2 |
83 | Armenia | 78.5 |
84 | St Kitts & Nevis | 79.1 |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway20. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, N. Korea and Afghanistan20.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe20, whereas the worst are Africa, The Middle East and Asia20.
For more, see:
Human Rights & Tolerance Datasets:
Press Freedom Higher is better21 | ||
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Pos. | 202521 | |
1 | Norway | 92.31 |
2 | Estonia | 89.46 |
3 | Netherlands | 88.64 |
... | ||
25 | France | 76.62 |
26 | Jamaica | 75.83 |
27 | S. Africa | 75.71 |
28 | Namibia | 75.35 |
29 | Australia | 75.15 |
30 | Cape Verde | 74.98 |
31 | Poland | 74.79 |
32 | Suriname | 74.49 |
Africa Avg | 52.30 | |
World Avg | 54.65 | |
q=179. |
Slavery Lower is better22 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 % Victims22 | |
1 | Japan | 0.03 |
2= | Canada | 0.05 |
2= | Taiwan | 0.05 |
... | ||
63 | Senegal | 0.29 |
64 | Trinidad & Tobago | 0.30 |
65 | Yemen | 0.31 |
66= | Namibia | 0.33 |
66= | Serbia | 0.33 |
68 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0.34 |
69= | Botswana | 0.34 |
69= | Honduras | 0.34 |
Africa Avg | 0.96 | |
World Avg | 0.65 | |
q=167. |
Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom Lower is better23 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2014 Rank23 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1 |
2 | Switzerland | 2 |
3 | New Zealand | 3 |
... | ||
67 | Serbia | 67 |
68 | Guatemala | 68 |
69= | Moldova | 69 |
69= | Namibia | 69 |
71 | Bolivia | 71 |
72 | Indonesia | 72 |
73 | Turkey | 73 |
74= | S. Africa | 74 |
Africa Avg | 114.2 | |
World Avg | 79.7 | |
q=159. |
Freedom in the World Lower is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score | |
1= | Norway | 1.0 |
1= | Canada | 1.0 |
1= | Cape Verde | 1.0 |
... | ||
80 | Colombia | 2.5 |
81= | Nauru | 2.5 |
81= | Lesotho | 2.5 |
81= | Namibia | 2.5 |
81= | Brazil | 2.5 |
81= | Bhutan | 2.5 |
86 | Liberia | 3.0 |
87= | Peru | 3.0 |
Africa Avg | 4.8 | |
World Avg | 3.7 | |
q=205. |
Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better24 | ||
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Pos. | 2009 Treaties24 | |
1 | Argentina | 24 |
2= | Chile | 23 |
2= | Costa Rica | 23 |
... | ||
31 | Georgia | 20 |
32= | Albania | 20 |
32= | Cyprus | 20 |
32= | Namibia | 20 |
32= | Ukraine | 20 |
32= | Macedonia | 20 |
32= | Slovakia | 20 |
32= | Honduras | 20 |
Africa Avg | 14.8 | |
World Avg | 15.1 | |
q=194. |
HR Treaties Lag Lower is better25 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty25 | |
1 | Ecuador | 2.15 |
2 | Uruguay | 2.25 |
3 | Tunisia | 3.65 |
... | ||
9 | Bulgaria | 4.24 |
10 | Panama | 4.26 |
11 | Senegal | 4.32 |
12 | Namibia | 4.36 |
13 | Egypt | 4.52 |
14 | Spain | 4.60 |
15 | Peru | 4.64 |
16 | Sweden | 4.88 |
Africa Avg | 9.88 | |
World Avg | 10.02 | |
q=195. |
Amnesty International's 2023-23 summary on human rights in Namibia stated:
“Police continued to use excessive force against protesters. A cybercrime bill threatened to curtail the rights to freedom of expression, association, assembly and privacy. Early marriage persisted. Survey results showed that most Nambians believe gender-based violence is common in their communities. Parliament held public consultations on petitions to decriminalize abortion. LGBTI people’s rights were curtailed. Mining companies’ activities threatened to damage the environment and undermine the rights of Indigenous peoples.”
"The State of the World's Human Rights 2022/23" by Amnesty International (2023)26
Gender Equality Datasets:
Namibia is an unequal country, with male rights dominating those of women.
See:
Gender Inequality Lower is better27 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202227 | |
1 | Denmark | 0.01 |
2 | Norway | 0.01 |
3 | Switzerland | 0.02 |
... | ||
109 | Morocco | 0.44 |
110 | Indonesia | 0.44 |
111 | India | 0.45 |
112 | Namibia | 0.45 |
113 | Jordan | 0.45 |
114 | Belize | 0.46 |
115 | Laos | 0.46 |
116 | Myanmar (Burma) | 0.48 |
Africa Avg | 0.53 | |
World Avg | 0.34 | |
q=166. |
Year Women Can Vote Lower is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total Year | |
1 | New Zealand | 1893 |
2 | Australia | 1902 |
3 | Finland | 1906 |
... | ||
178 | Liechtenstein | 1984 |
179= | Djibouti | 1986 |
179= | Central African Rep. | 1986 |
181 | Namibia | 1989 |
182 | Samoa | 1990 |
183 | Kazakhstan | 1993 |
184= | Moldova | 1994 |
184= | Oman | 1994 |
Africa Avg | 1961 | |
World Avg | 1930 | |
q=189. |
Prejudice Datasets:
LGBT Equality Higher is better28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Score28 | |
1 | Netherlands | 103 |
2 | Belgium | 90 |
3 | Sweden | 86 |
... | ||
124 | Sierra Leone | -3 |
125= | Grenada | -5 |
125= | Dominica | -5 |
125= | Namibia | -5 |
125= | Kiribati | -5 |
125= | Jamaica | -5 |
125= | Cook Islands | -5 |
125= | Guyana | -5 |
Africa Avg | -10.4 | |
World Avg | 12.6 | |
q=196. |
Freedom of Thought Lower is better29 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202129 | |
1= | Belgium | 1.0 |
1= | Taiwan | 1.0 |
1= | Netherlands | 1.0 |
... | ||
14 | Mongolia | 1.7 |
15= | S. Africa | 1.7 |
16 | St Kitts & Nevis | 1.8 |
17= | Namibia | 1.8 |
17= | Mozambique | 1.8 |
17= | Micronesia | 1.8 |
17= | USA | 1.8 |
17= | Slovenia | 1.8 |
Africa Avg | 3.1 | |
World Avg | 3.0 | |
q=196. |
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #namibia #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines
Compared to Africa (2025)30 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank30 | |
1 | Mauritius | 73.2 |
2 | Tunisia | 73.7 |
3 | Morocco | 82.7 |
... | ||
21 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 120.7 |
22 | Egypt | 121.0 |
23= | Guinea-Bissau | 121.1 |
23= | Namibia | 121.1 |
25 | Mauritania | 121.5 |
26 | Benin | 122.5 |
27 | Lesotho | 123.4 |
28 | Zimbabwe | 123.7 |
29 | Congo, DR | 124.5 |
Africa Avg | 111.13 | |
q=54. |
Health (2025)30 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank30 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
163 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 120.7 |
164 | Egypt | 121.0 |
165= | Guinea-Bissau | 121.1 |
165= | Namibia | 121.1 |
167 | Mauritania | 121.5 |
168 | Benin | 122.5 |
169 | Lesotho | 123.4 |
170 | Zimbabwe | 123.7 |
World Avg | 96.49 | |
q=213. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man31. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, The Cook Islands and S. Sudan31.
27 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, obesity rate, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Mediterranean31, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Melanesia and Australasia31.
For more, see:
Health Datasets:
Namibia is a pretty unhealthy country. Namibia does better than average for its smoking rate32 and in the prevalence of overweight adults33 (but bad for Africa). But unfortunately Namibia gets most other things wrong. It does worse than average when it comes to its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance34 (still good for Africa), its immunizations take-up35, its adolescent birth rate36 (still good for Africa), its alcohol consumption rate37 and in its fertility rate15 (still low for Africa). And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 in its average life expectancy11. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016. Life expectancy in Namibia was static between 1990 and 2019, whereas almost all of the rest of the world improved. Namibia's peak fertility rate was 6.56 in 1974.Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
180 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.7 |
181 | Mozambique | 59.3 |
182 | Burkina Faso | 59.3 |
183 | Namibia | 59.3 |
184 | Zimbabwe | 59.3 |
185 | Congo, DR | 59.2 |
186 | Mali | 58.9 |
187 | Guinea | 58.9 |
Africa Avg | 62.79 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption Lower is better37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per Capita37 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
144 | Barbados | 9.6 |
145= | Argentina | 9.8 |
145= | Georgia | 9.8 |
145= | Namibia | 9.8 |
145= | USA | 9.8 |
149 | St Lucia | 9.9 |
150= | Swaziland | 9.9 |
151 | Spain | 10.0 |
Africa Avg | 4.8 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best15 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202215 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
154 | Papua New Guinea | 3.17 |
155 | Tonga | 3.19 |
156 | S. Korea | 0.78 |
157 | Namibia | 3.25 |
158 | Kiribati | 3.27 |
159 | Kenya | 3.30 |
160 | Hong Kong | 0.70 |
161 | Uzbekistan | 3.31 |
Africa Avg | 3.97 | |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Smoking in the 2020s Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total %32 | |
1 | Nigeria | 3.3% |
2 | Ghana | 3.4% |
3 | Panama | 5.2% |
... | ||
53 | Australia | 13.1% |
54 | Iran | 13.3% |
55 | St Lucia | 13.9% |
56 | Namibia | 14.2% |
57= | Burkina Faso | 14.3% |
57= | Norway | 14.3% |
57= | UK | 14.3% |
60 | Rwanda | 14.3% |
Africa Avg | 12.4% | |
World Avg | 20.0% | |
q=165. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
... | ||
93 | Bahrain | 93 |
94 | Philippines | 94 |
95 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 95 |
96 | Namibia | 96 |
97 | Guyana | 97 |
98 | Colombia | 98 |
99 | Vietnam | 99 |
100 | Lesotho | 100 |
Africa Avg | 117.0 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults Lower is better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 1976 %33 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 4.7 |
2 | Vietnam | 5.1 |
3 | Nepal | 5.4 |
... | ||
59 | Botswana | 13.6 |
60 | Japan | 15.2 |
61 | Lesotho | 15.4 |
62 | Namibia | 15.7 |
63 | Swaziland | 15.8 |
64 | Zimbabwe | 16.3 |
65= | N. Korea | 16.8 |
65= | Brunei | 16.8 |
Africa Avg | 13.4 | |
World Avg | 27.1 | |
q=191. |
Adult Obesity Lower is better38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 %38 | |
1 | Vietnam | 2.1% |
2 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 2.2% |
3 | Ethiopia | 2.4% |
... | ||
57 | Thailand | 14.5% |
58 | Sao Tome & Principe | 15.0% |
59 | Cape Verde | 15.1% |
60 | Namibia | 15.3% |
61 | Sudan | 15.5% |
62 | Comoros | 15.5% |
63 | Liberia | 16.2% |
64 | Sweden | 16.4% |
Africa Avg | 13.7% | |
World Avg | 24.7% | |
q=199. |
Children's Health Datasets:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100036 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
141 | Ecuador | 62.1 |
142 | Kenya | 62.6 |
143 | Bolivia | 63.1 |
144 | Namibia | 63.1 |
145 | Guatemala | 63.2 |
146 | Vanuatu | 63.2 |
147 | Dominican Rep. | 63.2 |
148 | Nepal | 63.4 |
Africa Avg | 84.6 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
q=195. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %35 | |
1= | Hungary | 99.0 |
1= | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
135 | Suriname | 87.2 |
136 | Ecuador | 86.8 |
137 | Cambodia | 86.5 |
138 | Namibia | 86.5 |
139 | Dominican Rep. | 86.3 |
140 | Panama | 86.1 |
141 | Belarus | 85.3 |
142= | Canada | 85.2 |
Africa Avg | 81.7 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #namibia #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to Africa (2025)39 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank39 | |
1 | Morocco | 46.5 |
2 | Burundi | 47.8 |
3 | Mali | 51.0 |
... | ||
32 | Algeria | 79.7 |
33 | Sierra Leone | 83.6 |
34 | Guinea-Bissau | 83.7 |
35 | Namibia | 83.9 |
36 | Central African Rep. | 84.2 |
37 | Djibouti | 84.5 |
38 | Zambia | 85.4 |
39 | Gabon | 87.9 |
40 | Equatorial Guinea | 91.2 |
Africa Avg | 80.07 | |
q=53. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)39 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank39 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
100 | Georgia | 83.6 |
101 | Sierra Leone | 83.6 |
102 | Guinea-Bissau | 83.7 |
103 | Namibia | 83.9 |
104 | S. Korea | 84.0 |
105 | Cambodia | 84.0 |
106 | Central African Rep. | 84.2 |
107 | Djibouti | 84.5 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
We have known for a long term that we must protect the environment from habitation destruction, over-exploitation, pollution, and the emissions that cause climate change. In 1998, Greenpeace wrote that "Environment can no longer be meaningfully separated from health, quality of life, democracy, education, economy or trade"40. What countries have been doing the right thing, via legislation and national culture? All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
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With regard to its responsibility towards the environment, Namibia ranks 103rd in the world. This is computed from 21 data sets. Namibia does better than average when it comes to reducing annual meat consumption per person41 (but high for Africa) and in its environmental performance42. But that's it. Namibia has problems. It does worse than average when it comes to the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population43, energy to GDP efficiency44 and in its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 when it comes to its forested percent change 2000-202045.Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better45 | ||
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Pos. | Total45 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
... | ||
214 | Oman | -16.7% |
215 | Guatemala | -16.8% |
216 | Pakistan | -18.2% |
217 | Namibia | -18.5% |
218 | Myanmar (Burma) | -19.0% |
219 | Niger | -19.7% |
220 | Egypt | -20.6% |
221 | Somalia | -21.6% |
Africa Avg | -8.7% | |
World Avg | -0.1% | |
q=234. |
From 2010 to 2020, Namibia destroyed 10% of its forest cover, falling from 7349 thousand hectares to 6639.
Environmental Performance Higher is better42 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201842 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
76 | Antigua & Barbuda | 59.2 |
77 | UAE | 58.9 |
78 | Jamaica | 58.6 |
79 | Namibia | 58.5 |
80 | Iran | 58.2 |
81 | Belize | 57.8 |
82 | Philippines | 57.7 |
83 | Mongolia | 57.5 |
Africa Avg | 46.4 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Avg44 | |
1 | Rwanda | 0.25 |
2 | Chad | 0.26 |
3 | Tanzania | 0.31 |
... | ||
82 | Austria | 1.04 |
83 | Japan | 1.05 |
84 | Benin | 1.06 |
85 | Namibia | 1.07 |
86 | Cambodia | 1.07 |
87 | Albania | 1.08 |
88 | Jordan | 1.10 |
89 | Mexico | 1.10 |
Africa Avg | 0.83 | |
World Avg | 1.23 | |
q=165. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
120 | Ethiopia | 55% |
121 | Ivory Coast | 55% |
122 | Syria | 54% |
123 | Namibia | 54% |
124 | Algeria | 54% |
125 | Dominican Rep. | 54% |
126 | Tajikistan | 54% |
127 | St Kitts & Nevis | 54% |
Africa Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2011 %43 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
75 | Mauritania | 38.0% |
76 | Croatia | 37.8% |
77 | Cambodia | 37.1% |
78 | Namibia | 36.6% |
79 | Germany | 36.1% |
80 | Montenegro | 35.9% |
81 | Rwanda | 35.8% |
82 | Romania | 33.4% |
Africa Avg | 38.3% | |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
Meat Consumption Lower is better41 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 kg41 | |
1 | Congo, DR | 03.0 |
2 | Burundi | 03.5 |
3 | Bangladesh | 04.3 |
... | ||
68 | Lebanon | 36.3 |
69 | Paraguay | 36.4 |
70 | Azerbaijan | 37.1 |
71 | Namibia | 37.2 |
72 | Georgia | 37.8 |
73 | Cape Verde | 38.4 |
74 | Honduras | 38.8 |
75 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.0 |
Africa Avg | 24.9 | |
World Avg | 52.5 | |
q=185. |
#education #intelligence #modernity #research #science #technology #the_internet
Compared to Africa (2020)46 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank46 | |
1 | S. Africa | 56.9 |
2 | Tunisia | 70.8 |
3= | Mauritius | 79.6 |
... | ||
14 | Nigeria | 111.1 |
15 | Zimbabwe | 111.6 |
16 | Cape Verde | 113.3 |
17 | Namibia | 113.4 |
18 | Cameroon | 114.2 |
19 | Swaziland | 115.9 |
20 | Zambia | 116.3 |
21 | Rwanda | 123.0 |
22 | Guinea-Bissau | 124.4 |
Africa Avg | 120.19 | |
q=53. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)46 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank46 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
127 | Marshall Islands | 111.1 |
128 | Zimbabwe | 111.6 |
129 | Cape Verde | 113.3 |
130 | Namibia | 113.4 |
131 | Turkmenistan | 114.0 |
132 | Cameroon | 114.2 |
133 | Swaziland | 115.9 |
134 | Pakistan | 116.1 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark47. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone47. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots48.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)49
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe47, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia47.
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Modernity and Education Datasets:
Research & Development Higher is better | ||
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Pos. | 2016 % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2950 |
2 | Israel | 4.1150 |
3 | Japan | 3.5850 |
... | ||
99= | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1651 |
99= | Sri Lanka | 0.1652 |
101 | Albania | 0.1553 |
102 | Namibia | 0.1452 |
103= | Georgia | 0.1354 |
103= | Gambia | 0.1351 |
105 | Tajikistan | 0.1255 |
106= | Burundi | 0.1251 |
Africa Avg | 0.36 | |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education Higher is better56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201856 | |
1= | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
1= | Estonia | 100.0% |
1= | Austria | 100.0% |
... | ||
121 | Thailand | 44.8% |
122 | Zambia | 44.3% |
123 | El Salvador | 42.8% |
124 | Namibia | 41.1% |
125 | Syria | 41.0% |
126 | Sao Tome & Principe | 40.8% |
127 | Togo | 40.5% |
128 | Laos | 40.4% |
Africa Avg | 34.4% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling Higher is better57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years57 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
... | ||
136 | Iraq | 12.1 |
137 | Ghana | 12.0 |
138 | Lesotho | 12.0 |
139 | Namibia | 11.9 |
140 | Comoros | 11.9 |
141 | India | 11.9 |
142 | Kiribati | 11.8 |
143 | Nauru | 11.7 |
Africa Avg | 11.0 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
... | ||
63 | Ghana | 63 |
64 | Samoa | 64 |
65 | Jordan | 65 |
66 | Namibia | 66 |
67 | India | 67 |
68 | Lebanon | 68 |
69 | Senegal | 69 |
70 | China | 70 |
Africa Avg | 106.4 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
IQ Higher is better58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 200658 | |
1= | Hong Kong | 108 |
1= | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
109= | Zambia | 71 |
109= | Jamaica | 71 |
109= | Ghana | 71 |
112 | Namibia | 70 |
113= | Togo | 70 |
113= | Botswana | 70 |
113= | Rwanda | 70 |
113= | Benin | 70 |
Africa Avg | 70.6 | |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information Datasets:
Internet Users Higher is better59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201659 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
162= | S. Sudan | 17% |
163 | Gambia | 17% |
164 | Laos | 16% |
165 | Namibia | 16% |
166 | Turkmenistan | 15% |
167 | Bangladesh | 13% |
168 | Iraq | 13% |
169 | Kiribati | 13% |
Africa Avg | 18.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake Higher is better60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Ratio60 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
127= | Algeria | 0.0 |
127= | Djibouti | 0.0 |
127= | Guyana | 0.0 |
127= | Namibia | 0.0 |
127= | Tonga | 0.0 |
127= | Myanmar (Burma) | 0.0 |
127= | Morocco | 0.0 |
127= | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 0.0 |
Africa Avg | 0.04 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
Digital Quality of Life Higher is better61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202461 | |
1 | Germany | 77.9% |
2 | Finland | 76.9% |
3 | France | 73.9% |
... | ||
99 | Benin | 32.8% |
100 | Nigeria | 32.7% |
101 | Iran | 32.5% |
102 | Namibia | 32.1% |
103 | Laos | 31.5% |
104 | Guatemala | 31.0% |
105 | Nepal | 30.3% |
106 | Venezuela | 30.1% |
Africa Avg | 32.3% | |
World Avg | 48.4% | |
q=121. |
#botswana #capitalism #charitability #charity #corruption #culture #economics #equality #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #life_expectancy #morals #peace #politics #poverty #social_development
Compared to Africa (2020)62 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank62 | |
1 | Mauritius | 48.3 |
2 | Sao Tome & Principe | 67.7 |
3 | Tunisia | 74.9 |
... | ||
8 | Botswana | 83.3 |
9 | S. Africa | 84.8 |
10 | Algeria | 86.2 |
11 | Namibia | 87.3 |
12 | Zambia | 88.5 |
13 | Cape Verde | 90.8 |
14 | Malawi | 91.3 |
15 | Ethiopia | 92.2 |
16 | Burkina Faso | 93.2 |
Africa Avg | 101.84 | |
q=53. |
Culture, Peace & Inequality (2020)62 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank62 | |
1 | Denmark | 11.2 |
2 | Norway | 13.9 |
3 | Netherlands | 14.4 |
... | ||
105 | Turkey | 86.8 |
106 | Georgia | 87.1 |
107 | Mexico | 87.2 |
108 | Namibia | 87.3 |
109 | Peru | 87.3 |
110 | Ecuador | 88.1 |
111 | Saudi Arabia | 88.4 |
112 | Zambia | 88.5 |
World Avg | 78.12 | |
q=180. |
This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 22 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, Inequality in Life Expectancy, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.
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National Culture Datasets:
World Giving Index Higher is better63 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 %63 | |
1 | Indonesia | 68.0 |
2 | Kenya | 61.0 |
3 | USA | 59.0 |
... | ||
89= | S. Africa | 35.0 |
89= | Ivory Coast | 35.0 |
89= | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 35.0 |
89= | Namibia | 35.0 |
93 | Togo | 34.0 |
94= | Mozambique | 34.0 |
94= | Albania | 34.0 |
94= | Montenegro | 34.0 |
Africa Avg | 38.2 | |
World Avg | 39.6 | |
q=125. |
Corruption Higher is better64 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points64 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
56 | Saudi Arabia | 51.0 |
57 | Croatia | 50.0 |
58= | Mauritius | 50.0 |
59 | Namibia | 49.0 |
60 | Vanuatu | 48.0 |
61= | Jordan | 47.0 |
61= | Malaysia | 47.0 |
63 | Armenia | 46.0 |
Africa Avg | 32.31 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
Happiness Higher is better65 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score65 | |
1 | Finland | 7.7 |
2 | Denmark | 7.5 |
3 | Iceland | 7.5 |
... | ||
100 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 5.0 |
101 | Iraq | 5.0 |
102 | Guinea | 4.9 |
103 | Namibia | 4.9 |
104 | Cameroon | 4.9 |
105 | Nigeria | 4.9 |
106 | Azerbaijan | 4.9 |
107 | Senegal | 4.9 |
Africa Avg | 4.42 | |
World Avg | 5.58 | |
q=147. |
Creativity & Culture Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
... | ||
39 | Bulgaria | 39 |
40 | Marshall Islands | 40 |
41 | Malaysia | 41 |
42 | Namibia | 42 |
43 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 43 |
44 | Cyprus | 44 |
45 | Japan | 45 |
46 | Moldova | 46 |
Africa Avg | 117.8 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
... | ||
133 | Indonesia | 133 |
134 | Egypt | 134 |
135 | Uruguay | 135 |
136 | Namibia | 136 |
137 | Yemen | 137 |
138 | Cambodia | 138 |
139 | Antigua & Barbuda | 139 |
140 | Afghanistan | 140 |
Africa Avg | 96.7 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Peace Versus Instability Datasets:
Global Peace Index Lower is better66 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score66 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.12 |
2 | Denmark | 1.31 |
3 | Ireland | 1.31 |
... | ||
53 | Indonesia | 1.83 |
54 | Argentina | 1.84 |
55 | Madagascar | 1.85 |
56 | Namibia | 1.86 |
57 | Moldova | 1.87 |
58 | Chile | 1.87 |
59 | Gambia | 1.89 |
60 | Greece | 1.89 |
Africa Avg | 2.29 | |
World Avg | 2.07 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
86 | Cambodia | 86 |
87 | Bangladesh | 87 |
88 | Honduras | 88 |
89 | Namibia | 89 |
90 | Uganda | 90 |
91 | Congo, DR | 91 |
92 | Pakistan | 92 |
93 | Estonia | 93 |
Africa Avg | 83.6 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
... | ||
103 | Barbados | 103 |
104 | Armenia | 104 |
105 | Suriname | 105 |
106 | Namibia | 106 |
107 | Tunisia | 107 |
108 | Cape Verde | 108 |
109 | China | 109 |
110 | Kazakhstan | 110 |
Africa Avg | 104.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty Datasets:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better67 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201967 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
133 | Senegal | 21.20 |
134 | Eritrea | 21.40 |
135 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 21.70 |
136 | Namibia | 22.10 |
137= | Kenya | 22.50 |
137= | Bolivia | 22.50 |
139 | Laos | 22.60 |
140= | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 22.80 |
Africa Avg | 26.10 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better68 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 %68 | |
1 | Slovakia | 24.1%69 |
2 | Slovenia | 24.3%69 |
3 | Belarus | 24.4%70 |
... | ||
160 | Zambia | 51.5%71 |
161 | Brazil | 52.0%71 |
162 | Botswana | 53.3%72 |
163 | Swaziland | 54.6%73 |
164 | Colombia | 54.8%71 |
165 | Belize | 57.7%74 |
166 | Namibia | 59.1%72 |
167 | S. Africa | 63.0%75 |
Africa Avg | 40.7% | |
World Avg | 36.5% | |
q=167. |
Income inequality data is rarely available for Namibia - only for 4 years between 1980 and 2019. It was measured once in the 1990s, and by a large margin was the most unequal of all 117 countries surveyed throughout that decade. In the 2000s, it was only 2nd-worse, after its neighbour Botswana.
Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better76 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 Severity76 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
... | ||
57 | Lesotho | .146 |
58 | Nepal | .148 |
59 | Cambodia | .170 |
60 | Namibia | .171 |
61 | Vanuatu | .174 |
62 | Bhutan | .175 |
63 | Myanmar (Burma) | .176 |
64 | Kenya | .178 |
Africa Avg | .264 | |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion
Disbelief In God (2007)77 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %77 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
51= | Ireland | 5 |
51= | Mozambique | 5 |
53 | Zimbabwe | 4 |
54= | Namibia | 4 |
54= | Iran | 4 |
54= | Mexico | 4 |
54= | Portugal | 4 |
54= | Romania | 4 |
54= | Argentina | 4 |
54= | Georgia | 4 |
54= | Uzbekistan | 4 |
62 | Lebanon | 3 |
63= | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 3 |
63= | Poland | 3 |
63= | Jamaica | 3 |
63= | India | 3 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
q=137. |
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below78:
Christian | 97.5% |
Muslim | 0.3% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.2% |
Jewish | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 1.9% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Christian 80% to 90% (at least 50% Lutheran), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%79.
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