Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
39.50 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 61/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Namibia
Sub-Saharan Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Windhoek
Rank #141 of scored countries.
Survival
38.0
Living
59.9
Governance
44.1
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.55 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 9/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
17.40 %(2015)
Normalized: 78/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
18.10 %(2023)
Normalized: 55/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
19.29 %(2025)
Normalized: 10/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
38.05 %(2025)
Normalized: 16/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
9.08 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
11,687 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 9/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
9.48 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 63/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
4.24 %(2024)
Normalized: 92/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
67.52 years(2024)
Normalized: 36/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
59.10 0–100 index(2015)
Normalized: 0/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.13 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 47/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.10 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 51/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.33 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 61/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.34 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 62/100 · higher is better
History
Namibia — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1993: +27.4 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46.6 | 143 | 36.7 | 59.6 | 44.4 |
| 2025 | 47.2 | 141 | 38.0 | 59.9 | 44.1 |
| 2024 | 47.5 | 140 | 39.5 | 59.4 | 43.7 |
| 2023 | 47.4 | 139 | 39.2 | 59.3 | 44.0 |
| 2022 | 46.5 | 142 | 38.5 | 57.0 | 44.5 |
| 2021 | 45.1 | 143 | 35.8 | 56.5 | 44.0 |
| 2020 | 46.1 | 145 | 36.2 | 59.1 | 43.8 |
| 2019 | 46.3 | 148 | 38.1 | 57.0 | 44.3 |
| 2018 | 46.2 | 144 | 38.8 | 55.7 | 44.8 |
| 2017 | 37.8 | 172 | 37.2 | 33.9 | 44.1 |
| 2016 | 44.3 | 148 | 34.7 | 55.0 | 44.6 |
| 2015 | 46.9 | 145 | 36.9 | 59.8 | 45.1 |
| 2014 | 39.4 | 170 | 35.1 | 40.6 | 44.7 |
| 2013 | 44.4 | 146 | 34.0 | 56.0 | 44.7 |
| 2012 | 46.1 | 144 | 37.1 | 56.9 | 45.2 |
| 2011 | 43.2 | 152 | 31.7 | 57.0 | 42.2 |
| 2010 | 40.8 | 161 | 26.1 | 55.8 | 43.5 |
| 2009 | 38.6 | 169 | 26.5 | 46.5 | 47.0 |
| 2008 | 39.8 | 155 | 26.0 | 50.1 | 47.5 |
| 2007 | 40.0 | 165 | 28.1 | 49.9 | 45.3 |
| 2006 | 42.4 | 153 | 32.1 | 51.7 | 45.7 |
| 2005 | 42.9 | 153 | 34.1 | 54.1 | 41.3 |
| 2004 | 43.1 | 154 | 35.4 | 53.7 | 40.7 |
| 2003 | 43.4 | 149 | 35.5 | 52.9 | 42.9 |
| 2002 | 38.7 | 163 | 27.8 | 47.9 | 43.2 |
| 2001 | 40.4 | 158 | 28.1 | 49.2 | 47.6 |
| 2000 | 37.9 | 163 | 20.6 | 50.5 | 47.8 |
| 1999 | 33.4 | 178 | 17.8 | 40.8 | 48.0 |
| 1998 | 24.7 | 195 | 15.4 | 18.9 | 48.0 |
| 1997 | 26.5 | 193 | 14.7 | 20.9 | 53.2 |
| 1996 | 28.0 | 188 | 16.8 | 22.8 | 53.2 |
| 1995 | 16.3 | 102 | 19.1 | 24.9 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | 18.5 | 97 | 23.0 | 26.5 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | 19.2 | 93 | 23.6 | 28.0 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | — | — | 29.7 | 29.7 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 27.7 | 30.6 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 73.3 | 31.6 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 73.3 | 52.5 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 72.9 | 50.2 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 72.3 | 51.7 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 71.5 | 51.1 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 70.5 | 50.6 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 69.2 | 47.7 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 68.1 | 46.5 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 67.3 | 45.9 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 67.1 | 45.8 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 67.2 | 46.3 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 68.0 | 56.5 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 68.8 | 55.7 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 69.6 | 55.5 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 70.7 | 54.5 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 71.7 | 53.8 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 72.9 | 52.7 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 74.0 | 52.1 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 74.8 | 51.2 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 75.5 | 50.1 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 76.0 | 49.0 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 76.3 | 47.7 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 76.8 | 46.6 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 77.1 | 45.5 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | — | 44.3 | — |
| 1965 | — | — | — | 44.2 | — |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Namibia.