China vs Kenya

China vs Kenya: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.07 of 1 in China and 0.56 of 1 in Kenya, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 0.49 of 1, or 7.82 times that in China.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

China vs Kenya: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.07 of 1 in China and 0.56 of 1 in Kenya, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 0.49 of 1, or 7.82 times that in China.
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What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 1950, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, China ranked 171 and Kenya ranked 77 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearChinaKenyaWorld
20250.070.560.48
20240.070.560.49
20230.070.570.49
20220.080.550.5
20210.080.510.5
20200.080.50.51
20190.080.50.52
20180.080.50.52
20170.080.510.52
20160.080.530.52
20150.080.540.52
20140.080.540.52
20130.090.520.52
20120.090.430.53
20110.090.430.53
20100.090.430.52
20090.090.420.52
20080.10.420.52
20070.10.510.52
20060.090.510.52
20050.090.510.52
20040.10.510.51
20030.10.510.51
20020.10.420.5
20010.10.380.49
20000.10.370.49
19990.10.360.49
19980.10.360.49
19970.10.340.49
19960.10.340.48
19950.10.340.47
19940.10.330.47
19930.10.330.46
19920.10.290.44
19910.090.20.42
19900.090.190.41
19890.10.180.36
19880.10.180.36
19870.10.180.35
19860.10.180.34
19850.10.180.34
19840.10.180.33
19830.10.190.32
19820.10.20.32
19810.10.210.32
19800.10.210.32
19790.090.210.31
19780.080.210.3
19770.070.210.3
19760.070.210.29
19750.070.210.29
19740.070.20.29
19730.070.20.29
19720.070.20.29
19710.070.20.29
19700.070.20.29
19690.070.20.29
19680.070.220.3
19670.070.220.29
19660.070.250.29
19650.070.280.3
19640.070.240.3
19630.070.210.3
19620.070.120.29
19610.070.120.29
19600.070.110.28
19590.070.10.27
19580.070.10.27
19570.070.10.27
19560.070.090.26
19550.070.080.25
19540.070.080.25
19530.080.080.24
19520.080.080.24
19510.080.080.24
19500.080.090.23
19490.120.080.22
19480.160.080.22
19470.140.080.21
19460.090.080.19
19450.090.080.16
19440.090.070.14
19430.090.070.14
19420.090.070.14
19410.090.070.15
19400.090.070.15
19390.090.080.17
19380.090.070.17
19370.090.050.17
19360.090.050.17
19350.090.050.17
19340.090.050.18
19330.090.080.18
19320.090.080.19
19310.090.080.18
19300.090.080.18
19290.090.070.19
19280.090.070.19
19270.10.070.19
19260.110.070.19
19250.110.070.19
19240.110.070.19
19230.110.070.19
19220.110.070.19
19210.120.070.19
19200.120.060.18
19190.130.010.16
19180.120.010.15
19170.110.010.15
19160.110.010.15
19150.110.010.15
19140.110.010.15
19130.130.010.15
19120.10.010.15
19110.060.010.15
19100.060.010.15
19090.060.010.15
19080.060.010.15
19070.060.010.15
19060.060.010.15
19050.060.010.15
19040.060.010.14
19030.060.010.14
19020.060.010.15
19010.060.010.14
19000.060.010.14
18990.05–0.22
18980.05–0.22
18970.06–0.22
18960.06–0.22
18950.05–0.22
18940.04–0.21
18930.04–0.21
18920.04–0.21
18910.04–0.2
18900.04–0.2
18890.04–0.2
18880.04–0.2
18870.04–0.2
18860.04–0.19
18850.04–0.19
18840.04–0.2
18830.04–0.19
18820.04–0.19
18810.04–0.19
18800.04–0.19
18790.04–0.19
18780.04–0.18
18770.04–0.18
18760.04–0.19
18750.04–0.18
18740.04–0.18
18730.04–0.18
18720.04–0.18
18710.04–0.18
18700.04–0.18
18690.04–0.17
18680.04–0.17
18670.04–0.17
18660.04–0.16
18650.04–0.16
18640.04–0.16
18630.04–0.16
18620.03–0.16
18610.03–0.15
18600.03–0.15
18590.03–0.14
18580.03–0.14
18570.03–0.14
18560.03–0.13
18550.03–0.13
18540.03–0.13
18530.03–0.13
18520.03–0.13
18510.03–0.13
18500.04–0.13
18490.04–0.15
18480.04–0.13
18470.04–0.11
18460.04–0.11
18450.04–0.11
18440.04–0.11
18430.04–0.1
18420.04–0.1
18410.04–0.1
18400.04–0.1
18390.04–0.1
18380.04–0.09
18370.04–0.09
18360.04–0.1
18350.04–0.09
18340.04–0.09
18330.04–0.09
18320.04–0.09
18310.04–0.09
18300.04–0.09
18290.04–0.08
18280.04–0.08
18270.04–0.09
18260.04–0.08
18250.04–0.08
18240.04–0.08
18230.04–0.08
18220.04–0.08
18210.04–0.07
18200.04–0.07
18190.04–0.06
18180.04–0.06
18170.04–0.06
18160.04–0.06
18150.04–0.06
18140.04–0.05
18130.04–0.05
18120.04–0.06
18110.04–0.06
18100.04–0.06
18090.04–0.05
18080.04–0.05
18070.04–0.05
18060.04–0.05
18050.04–0.05
18040.04–0.05
18030.04–0.05
18020.04–0.05
18010.04–0.05
18000.04–0.05
17990.04–0.05
17980.04–0.06
17970.04–0.05
17960.04–0.05
17950.04–0.05
17940.04–0.05
17930.04–0.05
17920.04–0.05
17910.04–0.05
17900.04–0.05
17890.04–0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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