Kenya vs Uganda: Direct Democracy Index

Kenya
0.069
in 2025
Uganda
0.062
in 2025
Kenya rank
72nd
Uganda rank
75th

Direct Democracy Index over time

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
00.10.20.30.4190019622025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.069 against 0.062 in Uganda, a difference of 0.007.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.

Kenya ranks 72nd and Uganda ranks 75th of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Direct Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.