Germany vs Kenya: Electoral democracy
Germany
1
in 2025
Kenya
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Germany
- Kenya
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Kenya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Kenya ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Germany |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Germany |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Germany |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Germany |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Germany or Kenya?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Germany and Kenya?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Kenya?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Kenya rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Germany 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
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).