Gender of the chief executive in Namibia
Namibia: Gender of the chief executive was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gender of the chief executive in Namibia, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, gender of the chief executive in Namibia stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
Over the whole period, gender of the chief executive in Namibia peaked at 1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
That places Namibia 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1667 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 Barbados 1 compare
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 compare
- 1 Denmark 1 compare
- 1 Honduras 1 compare
- 1 Iceland 1 compare
- 1 Italy 1 compare
- 1 Japan 1 compare
- 1 Latvia 1 compare
- 1 Lithuania 1 compare
- 1 Nepal 1 compare
- 1 Suriname 1 compare
- 1 Switzerland 1 compare
- 1 Tanzania 1 compare
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 1 compare
- 1 Ukraine 1 compare
More gender data for Namibia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 38,539 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 41,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 41,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 43,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 43,334 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender of the chief executive in Namibia?
- Gender of the chief executive in Namibia was 1 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender of the chief executive recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest gender of the chief executive recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does Namibia rank for gender of the chief executive?
- Namibia ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender of the chief executive. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable denotes whether the chief executive of government in office on December 31 is a woman.