Kenya vs Switzerland: Competitive elections

Kenya
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st

Competitive elections over time

  • Kenya
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.

Across all 131 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Switzerland Difference Ahead
1890s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1900s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1910s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1920s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1930s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1940s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1950s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1960s 0.1 1 0.9 Switzerland
1970s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1980s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1990s 0 1 1 Switzerland
2000s 0.6 1 0.4 Switzerland
2010s 0.7 1 0.3 Switzerland
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitive elections, Kenya or Switzerland?
Kenya, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in competitive elections between Kenya and Switzerland?
0, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Switzerland?
131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Switzerland rank globally for competitive elections?
Kenya ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Competitive elections
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.