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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Namibia: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Namibia is placed joint 117th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.363 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 37.08 (2025).
Share
Digital & Technology
joint117th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.363GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 37.08Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -0.469Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 25.86Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Namibia on digital & technology — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.363
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Namibia: 0.363. Across the 196 countries in this edition, values run from 0.01 (North Korea) to 0.997 (South Korea); the world median is 0.63.
- World median
- 0.63
- Best in Southern Africa
- 0.623 South Africa
- Land neighbours
- Angola 0.593 · Botswana 0.469 · South Africa 0.623 · Zambia 0.602
37.08
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 110th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Namibia: 37.08. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 12.12 (Guinea-Bissau) to 88.36 (United States); the world median is 40.19.
- World median
- 40.19
- Best in Southern Africa
- 53.94 South Africa
- Land neighbours
- Angola 27.09 · Botswana 37.1 · South Africa 53.94 · Zambia 43.9
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-0.469
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Namibia: -0.469. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from -2.66 (Liberia) to 3.715 (Estonia); the world median is 0.196.
- World median
- 0.196
- Best in Southern Africa
- 0.517 South Africa
- Land neighbours
- Angola -0.295 · Botswana -0.101 · South Africa 0.517 · Zambia 0.391
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
25.86
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Namibia: 25.86. Across the 170 countries in this edition, values run from 0.377 (Gambia) to 87.15 (Ireland); the world median is 25.42.
- World median
- 25.42
- Best in Southern Africa
- 52.92 South Africa
- Land neighbours
- Angola 29.98 · South Africa 52.92 · Zambia 20.02
02Over time
Which way Namibia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government AI Readiness Index
AI readiness score (0–100) · higher is better
NamibiaWorld median
Namibia fell from 37.1 in 2020 to 37.08 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Namibia World median 2025 37.08 40.2 2024 33.28 43.3 2023 35.37 41.4 2022 34.57 40.3 2021 33.14 44.1 2020 37.10 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
NamibiaWorld median
Namibia rose from -0.878 in 2000 to -0.469 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Namibia World median 2025 -0 0.20 2024 -0 0.11 2023 -1 0.14 2022 -1 0.16 2021 -1 0.12 2020 -1 0.12 2019 -1 0.10 2018 -1 -0.05 2017 -1 -0.08 2016 -1 -0.10 2015 -1 -0.17 2014 -1 -0.21 2013 -1 -0.21 2012 -1 -0.25 2011 -1 -0.32 2010 -1 -0.31 2009 -1 -0.50 2008 -1 -0.51 2007 -1 -0.51 2006 -1 -0.55 2005 -1 -0.55 2004 -1 -0.55 2003 -1 -0.55 2002 -1 -0.51 2001 -1 -0.51 2000 -1 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
NamibiaWorld median
Namibia rose from 10.24 in 2010 to 25.86 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Namibia World median 2024 25.9 25.42 2023 27.2 26.03 2022 26.0 26.04 2021 31.8 29.80 2020 20.8 29.47 2019 7.2 18.36 2018 7.7 20.09 2017 10.0 18.32 2016 10.8 18.15 2015 8.0 19.57 2014 8.2 21.00 2013 9.1 20.50 2012 8.4 19.56 2011 6.2 19.21 2010 10.2 19.88
03In context
Namibia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on digital & technology, never a place within the region.
Namibia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GovTech Maturity IndexGTMI score (0–1) | Government AI Readiness IndexAI readiness score (0–100) | Government Cyber Security CapacityOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity | Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsDigitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa | 61st | 0.623 | 53.94 | 0.517 | 52.92 |
 Zambia | 94th | 0.602 | 43.9 | 0.391 | 20.02 |
 Angola | =106th | 0.593 | 27.09 | -0.295 | 29.98 |
 Botswana | =109th | 0.469 | 37.1 | -0.101 | — |
| Namibia | =117th | 0.363 | 37.08 | -0.469 | 25.86 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Namibia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Namibia is ahead of the world, and behind
20 more statistics filed under digital & technology, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median7
Statistics on which Namibia does better than the middle country measured.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6567.6251.65▲ Improved since 2014
Namibia: 67.62 · world median 51.65 · Adults who made or received a digital payment in the past year (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 12.26 to 94.91; higher is better.
Position 24th of 98 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5051.4550.505▲ Improved since 2015
Namibia: 1.455 · world median 0.505 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4.5 to +2.4); higher = less censorship. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.721 to 2.295; higher is better.
Position 48th of 176 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.1220.206▲ Improved since 2015
Namibia: 0.122 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.
Position 89th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140.59-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Namibia: 0.59 · world median -0.114 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.2); higher = less disinformation. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.392 to 2.93; higher is better.
Position 63rd of 176 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.3071.023No real change since 2015
Namibia: 1.307 · world median 1.023 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4 to +2); higher = fewer shutdowns. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.547 to 2.081; higher is better.
Position 74th of 176 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2271.3564.22No earlier reading
Namibia: 71.35 · world median 64.22 · Payments made electronically in a typical month, excluding payroll and payments to government (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 2.172 to 99.91; higher is better.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3964.5362.39No earlier reading
Namibia: 64.53 · world median 62.39 · Firms with their own website (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.824 to 97.88; higher is better.
Position 83rd of 181 · derived.
Behind the world median9
Statistics on which Namibia does worse than the middle country measured.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4515.415.45▼ Worsened since 2025
Namibia: 15.4 · world median 15.45 · Generative-AI users (% of population aged 15–64). Microsoft AI Economy Institute, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 6.1 to 73.3; higher is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.430.485▲ Improved since 2013
Namibia: 0.43 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 92nd of 170 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6662.2898.66▲ Improved since 2020
Namibia: 62.28 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0556.4183.05No earlier reading
Namibia: 56.41 · world median 83.05 · Adults who used the internet in the past three months (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 11.06 to 99.12; higher is better.
Position 107th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7851.8478.78No earlier reading
Namibia: 51.84 · world median 78.78 · Adults whose main mobile phone is a smartphone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.663 to 97.36; higher is better.
Position 110th of 140 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.080.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Namibia: 0.08 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 97th of 119 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6880.1391.68No earlier reading
Namibia: 80.13 · world median 91.68 · Adults who own a mobile phone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 45.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 116th of 140 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4741.9927.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Namibia: 1.992 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 98th of 118 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3559.2932.35No earlier reading
Namibia: 59.29 · world median 32.35 · Firms that experienced internet outages or slow-downs (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.735 to 82.39; lower is better.
Position 23rd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end4
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,67022,07284,670Moved since 2020
Namibia: 22,072 · world median 84,670 · Developer accounts located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 110 to 32,410,529.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,45428,974141,454No real change since 2020
Namibia: 28,974 · world median 141,454 · Public repositories located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 142 to 77,284,974.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.960.440.96No earlier reading
Namibia: 0.44 · world median 0.96 · Claude usage index (1 = in proportion to working-age population). Anthropic, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.07 to 6.4.
GitHub Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,71420,571148,714Moved since 2020
Namibia: 20,571 · world median 148,714 · Git pushes during the quarter. GitHub, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,967 to 40,768,192.
No current reading for Namibia
Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Digital & Technology among Namibia’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Namibia’s 10th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy39th of 1653/3 keys
- Peace & Security49th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties66th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equality66th of 1834/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability72nd of 1863/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge80th of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 84th of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation100th of 1764/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade104th of 1774/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 117th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital129th of 1963/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 155th of 1934/4 keys
- Work & Labour157th of 1824/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing175th of 2003/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality143rd of 1593/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture167th of 1844/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Namibia can most readily be measured against.
=1
EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
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South KoreaEastern Asia
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
3rd of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius20th4/4 keysHighest in Southern Africa
South Africa61st4/4 keysThis page
Namibia=117th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Namibia on digital & technology: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Namibia rank on digital & technology?
Namibia is placed joint 117th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index, Government Cyber Security Capacity and Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GovTech Maturity Index figure for Namibia?
0.363 in 2025 (gTMI score (0–1)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.63.
What is the latest Government AI Readiness Index figure for Namibia?
37.08 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Namibia compare with South Africa on digital & technology?
South Africa is placed 61st of 198, and Namibia joint 117th. GovTech Maturity Index: South Africa 0.623, Namibia 0.363; Government AI Readiness Index: South Africa 53.94, Namibia 37.08; Government Cyber Security Capacity: South Africa 0.517, Namibia -0.469; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: South Africa 52.92, Namibia 25.86.
How have Namibia’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 37.1 in 2020 to 37.08 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -0.878 in 2000 to -0.469 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 10.24 in 2010 to 25.86 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Namibia?
No current reading is published for Namibia on Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Broadband and mobile subscriptions, connection speeds and the cost of getting online are absent, for the licence reason above; internet use and phone ownership, from the World Bank’s own household survey, and firms’ websites and internet disruptions, from its Enterprise Surveys, are published here as context. The ICT share of goods exports votes under Mobility & Trade. Digital public services and data-protection law are not held yet. Research and development spending is filed under Education & Knowledge, and what an economy knows how to make is under Economy & Innovation.
How the Digital & Technology standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The digital & technology method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GovTech Maturity Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Government AI Readiness Index — Oxford Insights, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Cyber Security Capacity — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 20 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Namibia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Namibia (banner) — Hans Hillewaert derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Estonia — Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Namibia: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/namibia/digital