Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Kenya or Latvia?

Latvia, at 0.807 against 0.792 in Kenya as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latvia?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Latvia: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Kenya

0.792

in 2025

Latvia

0.807

in 2025

Kenya rank

51st

Latvia rank

49th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

Kenya
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.807 against 0.792 in Kenya, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 51st and Latvia ranks 49th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Latvia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1081	0.1144	0.0063	Latvia
1910s	0.115	0.2109	0.0959	Latvia
1920s	0.1984	0.7529	0.5545	Latvia
1930s	0.202	0.472	0.27	Latvia
1940s	0.2035	0.0668	0.1367	Kenya
1950s	0.2207	0.222	0.0013	Latvia
1960s	0.4262	0.3092	0.117	Kenya
1970s	0.4459	0.261	0.1849	Kenya
1980s	0.4772	0.4229	0.0543	Kenya
1990s	0.7544	0.751	0.0034	Kenya
2000s	0.8385	0.7609	0.0776	Kenya
2010s	0.8346	0.8383	0.0037	Latvia
2020s	0.8305	0.818	0.0125	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Kenya or Latvia?: Latvia, at 0.807 against 0.792 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Kenya and Latvia?: 0.015, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latvia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Latvia rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?: Kenya ranks 51st and Latvia ranks 49th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.