Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Political corruption index
Kenya
0.564
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.571
in 2025
Kenya rank
82nd
Sierra Leone rank
80th
Political corruption index over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.571 against 0.564 in Kenya, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Kenya ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1708 | 0.353 | 0.1822 | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 0.202 | 0.353 | 0.151 | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 0.2044 | 0.3384 | 0.134 | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 0.204 | 0.317 | 0.113 | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 0.204 | 0.317 | 0.113 | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 0.209 | 0.3403 | 0.1313 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.5029 | 0.566 | 0.0631 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.789 | 0.8193 | 0.0303 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.8902 | 0.877 | 0.0132 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.8674 | 0.7949 | 0.0725 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.7932 | 0.7965 | 0.0033 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.612 | 0.8172 | 0.2052 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.5567 | 0.5933 | 0.0367 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.571 against 0.564 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 0.007, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for political corruption index?
- Kenya ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political corruption index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.