Kenya vs Zimbabwe

Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.56 of 1 in Kenya and 0.27 of 1 in Zimbabwe, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 0.29 of 1, or 2.1 times that in Zimbabwe.

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Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.56 of 1 in Kenya and 0.27 of 1 in Zimbabwe, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 0.29 of 1, or 2.1 times that in Zimbabwe.
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What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
  • In 2025, Kenya ranked 77 and Zimbabwe ranked 123 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

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YearKenyaZimbabweWorld
20250.560.270.48
20240.560.270.49
20230.570.30.49
20220.550.290.5
20210.510.30.5
20200.50.30.51
20190.50.30.52
20180.50.310.52
20170.510.30.52
20160.530.30.52
20150.540.30.52
20140.540.30.52
20130.520.290.52
20120.430.270.53
20110.430.270.53
20100.430.270.52
20090.420.250.52
20080.420.250.52
20070.510.260.52
20060.510.260.52
20050.510.260.52
20040.510.260.51
20030.510.270.51
20020.420.270.5
20010.380.270.49
20000.370.280.49
19990.360.310.49
19980.360.310.49
19970.340.310.49
19960.340.310.48
19950.340.310.47
19940.330.310.47
19930.330.310.46
19920.290.310.44
19910.20.310.42
19900.190.30.41
19890.180.310.36
19880.180.310.36
19870.180.220.35
19860.180.310.34
19850.180.310.34
19840.180.320.33
19830.190.330.32
19820.20.330.32
19810.210.330.32
19800.210.30.32
19790.210.170.31
19780.210.060.3
19770.210.190.3
19760.210.190.29
19750.210.190.29
19740.20.190.29
19730.20.190.29
19720.20.190.29
19710.20.190.29
19700.20.20.29
19690.20.20.29
19680.220.20.3
19670.220.20.29
19660.250.20.29
19650.280.20.3
19640.240.210.3
19630.210.230.3
19620.120.230.29
19610.120.230.29
19600.110.230.28
19590.10.230.27
19580.10.240.27
19570.10.250.27
19560.090.250.26
19550.080.260.25
19540.080.260.25
19530.080.260.24
19520.080.260.24
19510.080.260.24
19500.090.260.23
19490.080.260.22
19480.080.260.22
19470.080.260.21
19460.080.260.19
19450.080.260.16
19440.070.270.14
19430.070.270.14
19420.070.270.14
19410.070.270.15
19400.070.270.15
19390.080.270.17
19380.070.270.17
19370.050.270.17
19360.050.270.17
19350.050.270.17
19340.050.270.18
19330.080.270.18
19320.080.270.19
19310.080.270.18
19300.080.270.18
19290.070.270.19
19280.070.270.19
19270.070.270.19
19260.070.270.19
19250.070.270.19
19240.070.270.19
19230.070.220.19
19220.070.180.19
19210.070.180.19
19200.060.180.18
19190.010.190.16
19180.010.180.15
19170.010.180.15
19160.010.180.15
19150.010.180.15
19140.010.180.15
19130.010.190.15
19120.010.190.15
19110.010.180.15
19100.010.180.15
19090.010.180.15
19080.010.180.15
19070.010.180.15
19060.010.180.15
19050.010.180.15
19040.010.180.14
19030.010.180.14
19020.010.180.15
19010.010.180.14
19000.010.180.14
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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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