Kenya vs Liberia: Legislative Corruption Score
Kenya
-1.88
in 2025
Liberia
-1.93
in 2025
Kenya rank
157th
Liberia rank
159th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Kenya
- Liberia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports -1.88 against -1.93 in Liberia, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 157th and Liberia ranks 159th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 8 and Liberia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.483 | 0.429 | 0.054 | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.483 | 0.429 | 0.054 | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.483 | 0.429 | 0.054 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.483 | 0.429 | 0.054 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.483 | 0.0732 | 0.4098 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.483 | -0.164 | 0.647 | Kenya |
| 1960s | -0.7238 | -0.164 | 0.5598 | Liberia |
| 1970s | -1.86 | -0.164 | 1.7 | Liberia |
| 1980s | -1.79 | -1.29 | 0.4998 | Liberia |
| 1990s | -1.79 | -0.565 | 1.23 | Liberia |
| 2000s | -1.79 | -1.55 | 0.2444 | Liberia |
| 2010s | -1.35 | -1.74 | 0.3872 | Kenya |
| 2020s | -1.29 | -1.5 | 0.2107 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Kenya or Liberia?
- Kenya, at -1.88 against -1.93 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Kenya and Liberia?
- 0.05, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Liberia?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Liberia rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Kenya ranks 157th and Liberia ranks 159th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.