Australia vs Kenya: Academic Freedom Index

Australia
0.864
in 2025
Kenya
0.864
in 2025
Australia rank
29th
Kenya rank
29th

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • Australia
  • Kenya
0.20.40.60.81190119632025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.864 against 0.864 in Kenya, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 29th and Kenya ranks 29th of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic Freedom Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.