Kenya vs Samoa: Electoral democracy
Kenya
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Kenya
- Samoa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Samoa ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Kenya or Samoa?
- Kenya, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Kenya and Samoa?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Samoa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Samoa rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Samoa 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).