Kenya vs Portugal: Liberal democracy
Kenya
2
in 2025
Portugal
2
in 2025
Kenya rank
32nd
Portugal rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Kenya
- Portugal
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.
Kenya ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 3 | 1.6 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 3 | 1.6 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 2.5 | 0.8333 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Kenya or Portugal?
- Kenya, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Kenya and Portugal?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Portugal rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Kenya ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.