Civil Rights Score in Kenya
Kenya: Civil Rights Score was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Kenya, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 5 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Kenya peaked at 8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2019.
That places Kenya 54th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.67 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 54 Bangladesh 5 compare
- 54 Colombia 5 compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 5 compare
- 54 Ecuador 5 compare
- 54 India 5 compare
- 54 Jordan 5 compare
- 54 Madagascar 5 compare
- 54 Mauritania 5 compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 5 compare
More social development data for Kenya
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 617,125 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 13,325 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.446 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.74 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.335 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.74 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Kenya?
- Civil rights score in Kenya was 5 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for civil rights score?
- Kenya ranks 54th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.