Colombia vs Kenya: Deliberative Democracy Index
Colombia
0.458
in 2025
Kenya
0.454
in 2025
Colombia rank
64th
Kenya rank
65th
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Colombia
- Kenya
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.458 against 0.454 in Kenya, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 64th and Kenya ranks 65th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 11 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0484 | 0.0272 | 0.0212 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.0667 | 0.029 | 0.0377 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.0624 | 0.0553 | 0.0071 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.1629 | 0.0558 | 0.1071 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.1224 | 0.0577 | 0.0647 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.0349 | 0.0629 | 0.028 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.1454 | 0.1442 | 0.0012 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.183 | 0.1491 | 0.0339 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.2448 | 0.1536 | 0.0912 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.3461 | 0.29 | 0.0561 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.3502 | 0.4022 | 0.052 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.518 | 0.4213 | 0.0967 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.4648 | 0.4552 | 0.0097 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Colombia or Kenya?
- Colombia, at 0.458 against 0.454 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Colombia and Kenya?
- 0.004, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Kenya?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Kenya rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Colombia ranks 64th and Kenya ranks 65th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. 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 extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.