Dominican Republic vs Kenya: Electoral democracy

Dominican Republic
1
in 2025
Kenya
1
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Kenya
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Kenya ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic 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 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0.1 0.1 Kenya
1970s 0.2 0 0.2 Dominican Republic
1980s 1 0 1 Dominican Republic
1990s 0.8 0 0.8 Dominican Republic
2000s 1 0.6 0.4 Dominican Republic
2010s 1 0.7 0.3 Dominican Republic
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Dominican Republic or Kenya?
Dominican Republic, at 1 against 1 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Dominican Republic and Kenya?
0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Kenya?
131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Kenya rank globally for electoral democracy?
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 197 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).