Kenya vs Turkmenistan: Direct democracy index
Kenya
0.069
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.075
in 2025
Kenya rank
72nd
Turkmenistan rank
69th
Direct democracy index over time
- Kenya
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.075 against 0.069 in Kenya, a difference of 0.006.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Kenya ranks 72nd and Turkmenistan ranks 69th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.008 | 0.008 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.0239 | 0.0239 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.033 | 0.033 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.2149 | 0.2149 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.01 | 0.1651 | 0.1551 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.1418 | 0.0812 | 0.0606 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.0885 | 0.0747 | 0.0138 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Kenya or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.075 against 0.069 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 0.006, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Turkmenistan rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Kenya ranks 72nd and Turkmenistan ranks 69th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Direct democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.