Kenya vs Sweden: Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate
Kenya
1.08 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden
0.9081 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
42nd
Sweden rank
43rd
Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Sweden
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.08 % change on previous year against 0.9081 % change on previous year in Sweden, a difference of 0.1719 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Sweden ahead.
Kenya ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 43rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0.2184 % change on previous year | 0.2184 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0 % change on previous year | 4.56 % change on previous year | 4.56 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1920s | 53.86 % change on previous year | 4.37 % change on previous year | 49.49 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1930s | 1.7 % change on previous year | -0.2412 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.9114 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 0.2565 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2.36 % change on previous year | 0.0782 % change on previous year | 2.28 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1960s | 8.89 % change on previous year | 0.0389 % change on previous year | 8.85 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.5463 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1980s | -1.83 % change on previous year | 0.0221 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1990s | 8.2 % change on previous year | 0.0002 % change on previous year | 8.2 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.84 % change on previous year | 0.0549 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.12 % change on previous year | -0.1647 % change on previous year | 2.28 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.02 % change on previous year | -0.1841 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate, Kenya or Sweden?
- Kenya, at 1.08 % change on previous year against 0.9081 % change on previous year in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate between Kenya and Sweden?
- 0.1719 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sweden?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sweden rank globally for varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 43rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Varieties democracy vdem. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.