Namibia

In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 11.2 (2021). World rank 119 of 149 (1 = best); in Africa, 16 of 20. Road deaths per 100,000 people: 34.8 (2019). World rank 176 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 47 of 54. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 78.6 (2025). World rank 64 of 207 (1 = best); in Africa, 5 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 78 → 78.6 (score 0–⁠100). Worse than all its neighbours (Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and Zambia): road deaths per 100,000 people.