Level of national compliance with labor rights in Namibia

Namibia: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 0.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.88
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.88
in 2022
All-time low
0.53
in 2021
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Namibia, 2015–2024

00.20.40.60.82015201920242015: 0.732016: 0.732017: 0.732018: 0.732019: 0.732020: 0.732021: 0.532022: 0.882023: 0.882024: 0.88

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 0.88 for level of national compliance with labor rights in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Namibia peaked at 0.88 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.53, in 2021.

That places Namibia 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Level of national compliance with labor rights in Namibia, 2015 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2015 0.73 —
2016 0.73 +0.0%
2017 0.73 +0.0%
2018 0.73 +0.0%
2019 0.73 +0.0%
2020 0.73 +0.0%
2021 0.53 -27.4%
2022 0.88 +66.0%
2023 0.88 +0.0%
2024 0.88 +0.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.88 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.27, 39% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.88 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.73 0.73 0.73 5
2020s 0.78 0.53 0.88 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 130 Poland 0.91 compare
  2. 131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.89 compare
  3. 132 Mali 0.88 compare
  4. 134 Tonga 0.87 compare
  5. 135 Greece 0.85 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Namibia?
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Namibia was 0.88 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.88 in 2022.
What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.53 in 2021.
How does Namibia rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
Namibia ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Level of national compliance with labor rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 1,870 data points, 2015–2024
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