Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 46/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 75.4/100 #28
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.633
- HDI
- 0.665
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Namibia | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah |
| Vice President of Namibia | Lucia Witbooi |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2021)
- 11.2/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 34.8/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.7% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 46 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.633
- Liberal
- 0.519
- Participatory
- 0.349
- Deliberative
- 0.464
- Egalitarian
- 0.345
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 75.4 / 100
- Global rank
- #28 / 180
- Rank change
- +6 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #32
- 66.1
- Economic #31
- 59.2
- Legal #13
- 84.4
- Social #43
- 75.7
- Safety #29
- 91.3
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75.4 | 28 | 66.1 | 59.2 | 84.4 | 75.7 | 91.3 |
| 2024 | 74.2 | 34 | 65.5 | 63.4 | 77.1 | 75.0 | 89.9 |
| 2023 | 80.9 | 22 | 75.8 | 70.8 | 79.8 | 87.7 | 90.5 |
| 2022 | 81.8 | 18 | 73.0 | 69.8 | 83.0 | 91.6 | 91.8 |
| 2021 | 80.3 | 24 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 89.0 |
| 2020 | 80.8 | 23 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 81.1 | 23 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 78.0 |
| 2018 | 79.8 | 26 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 82.9 | 24 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 84.9 | 17 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 87.5 | 17 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 87.5 | 22 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| 2013 | 87.5 | 19 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |