Kenya vs Liberia: Electoral democracy index
Kenya
0.563
in 2025
Liberia
0.597
in 2025
Kenya rank
76th
Liberia rank
73rd
Electoral democracy index over time
- Kenya
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.597 against 0.563 in Kenya, a difference of 0.034.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Liberia ahead.
Kenya ranks 76th and Liberia ranks 73rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.01 | 0.2148 | 0.2048 | Liberia |
| 1910s | 0.01 | 0.2203 | 0.2103 | Liberia |
| 1920s | 0.0691 | 0.2094 | 0.1403 | Liberia |
| 1930s | 0.0635 | 0.2139 | 0.1504 | Liberia |
| 1940s | 0.0768 | 0.207 | 0.1302 | Liberia |
| 1950s | 0.0878 | 0.1951 | 0.1073 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0.1962 | 0.1883 | 0.0079 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.2039 | 0.2135 | 0.0096 | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.1882 | 0.1533 | 0.0349 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.3082 | 0.2185 | 0.0897 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.4551 | 0.446 | 0.0091 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.4925 | 0.6254 | 0.1329 | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.5417 | 0.6163 | 0.0747 | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy index, Kenya or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 0.597 against 0.563 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy index between Kenya and Liberia?
- 0.034, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Liberia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Liberia rank globally for electoral democracy index?
- Kenya ranks 76th and Liberia ranks 73rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.