Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Kenya currently reports -0.2886 against -0.3361 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0475.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 76th of 144 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5257 | 0.2098 | 0.3158 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.058 | 0.126 | 0.068 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -0.2886 | -0.3361 | 0.0474 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Kenya, at -0.2886 against -0.3361 in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0475, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Kenya ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 76th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.