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