Women business and the law index in Namibia
Namibia: Women business and the law index was 80 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 188 countries
All-time high
80
in 2008
All-time low
33.75
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women business and the law index in Namibia, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 80 for women business and the law index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index in Namibia peaked at 80 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 33.75, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 99th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women business and the law index in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.75 | — |
| 1971 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 33.75 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 45.62 | +35.2% |
| 1993 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.12 | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 71.25 | +48.1% |
| 1997 | 71.25 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 71.25 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 71.25 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 71.25 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 71.25 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.25 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73.75 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 73.75 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.75 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.75 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.75 | 33.75 | 33.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.75 | 33.75 | 33.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.75 | 33.75 | 71.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74 | 71.25 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 4 |
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More gender data for Namibia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,172 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3037 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index in Namibia?
- Women business and the law index in Namibia was 80 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women business and the law index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2008.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.75 in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for women business and the law index?
- Namibia ranks 99th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Women business and the law index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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