Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data in Namibia
Namibia: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data was 9,188 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data in Namibia, 1820–2017
Source: Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Namibia is 9,188, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Namibia peaked at 9,188 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,737, in 1850.
Namibia ranks 94th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1,980 | 1,980 | 1,980 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1,737 | 1,737 | 1,737 | 1 |
| 1870s | 2,143 | 2,143 | 2,143 | 1 |
| 1890s | 2,485 | 2,485 | 2,485 | 1 |
| 1910s | 4,952 | 4,952 | 4,952 | 1 |
| 1920s | 3,575 | 3,575 | 3,575 | 1 |
| 1950s | 4,009 | 4,009 | 4,009 | 1 |
| 1960s | 4,855 | 4,855 | 4,855 | 1 |
| 1970s | 6,164 | 6,164 | 6,164 | 1 |
| 1980s | 6,293 | 6,293 | 6,293 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5,007 | 5,007 | 5,007 | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,390 | 5,972 | 6,808 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8,547 | 7,906 | 9,188 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 91 Saint Lucia 10,440 compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,069 compare
- 93 Ukraine 9,484 compare
- 95 Paraguay 9,114 compare
- 96 Dominica 8,842 compare
- 97 El Salvador 8,428 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Namibia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 451.2 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.0% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.448 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1533 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1533 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1808 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 26.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5299 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Namibia?
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Namibia was 9,188 in 2017, according to Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,188 in 2017.
- What is the lowest use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,737 in 1850.
- How does Namibia rank for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
- Namibia ranks 94th out of 160 countries with data for 2017.
- Is use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
In order to produce global estimates of historical poverty trends we have interpolated or extrapolated inequality data for missing observations. Green indicates observations of the Gini coefficient available in the original source.