Governance · Eastern Africa

Kenya Electoral Democracy Index

0.563as of 2025Modelled+1.1% vs 2024

V-Dem electoral democracy (polyarchy) index on a 0-1 scale (higher is more democratic). Source: Our World in Data — Governance (CPI, V-Dem). Retrieved 19 Jun 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods · OWID
PeriodElectoral Democracy Index
20250.563
20240.557
20230.57
20220.55
20210.507
20200.503
20190.501
20180.496
20170.512
20160.534
20150.539
20140.539

Electoral Democracy Index across Africa

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CountryElectoral Democracy IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.5052025
South Africa0.7432025
Egypt0.1872025
Ghana0.7112025
Ethiopia0.2572025
Tanzania0.3652025

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