Argentina vs Kenya: Electoral democracy

Argentina
1
in 2025
Kenya
1
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Argentina
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1 against 1 in Kenya, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Kenya ahead.

Argentina ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Kenya Difference Ahead
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0.3 0 0.3 Argentina
1950s 0.3 0 0.3 Argentina
1960s 0.5 0.1 0.4 Argentina
1970s 0.3 0 0.3 Argentina
1980s 0.7 0 0.7 Argentina
1990s 1 0 1 Argentina
2000s 1 0.6 0.4 Argentina
2010s 1 0.7 0.3 Argentina
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Argentina or Kenya?
Argentina, at 1 against 1 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Argentina and Kenya?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kenya?
131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Kenya rank globally for electoral democracy?
Argentina ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).