Kenya vs Maldives: Key features of liberal democracy
Kenya
0.446
in 2025
Maldives
0.416
in 2025
Kenya rank
73rd
Maldives rank
76th
Key features of liberal democracy over time
- Kenya
- Maldives
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.446 against 0.416 in Maldives, a difference of 0.03.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.
Kenya ranks 73rd and Maldives ranks 76th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 9 and Maldives in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0266 | 0.033 | 0.0064 | Maldives |
| 1910s | 0.0435 | 0.033 | 0.0105 | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.0472 | 0.033 | 0.0142 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.0504 | 0.0515 | 0.0011 | Maldives |
| 1940s | 0.0522 | 0.0696 | 0.0174 | Maldives |
| 1950s | 0.0558 | 0.0654 | 0.0096 | Maldives |
| 1960s | 0.1193 | 0.063 | 0.0563 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.1157 | 0.0668 | 0.0489 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.1034 | 0.0582 | 0.0452 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.1937 | 0.0579 | 0.1358 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.319 | 0.1309 | 0.1881 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.3971 | 0.272 | 0.1251 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.4372 | 0.4322 | 0.005 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Kenya or Maldives?
- Kenya, at 0.446 against 0.416 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Kenya and Maldives?
- 0.03, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Maldives rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?
- Kenya ranks 73rd and Maldives ranks 76th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.