Governance · Eastern Africa

Kenya Liberal Democracy Index

0.446as of 2025Modelled+2.1% vs 2024

V-Dem liberal democracy index — electoral democracy plus liberal checks and protections — on a 0-1 scale. Source: Our World in Data — Governance (CPI, V-Dem). Retrieved 19 Jun 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods · OWID
PeriodLiberal Democracy Index
20250.446
20240.437
20230.463
20220.45
20210.423
20200.404
20190.402
20180.394
20170.408
20160.421
20150.426
20140.426

Liberal Democracy Index across Africa

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CountryLiberal Democracy IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.3112025
South Africa0.6332025
Egypt0.1152025
Ghana0.6062025
Ethiopia0.12025
Tanzania0.2972025

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