Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Kenya
0.792
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.784
in 2025
Kenya rank
51st
Sri Lanka rank
53rd
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.792 against 0.784 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Kenya ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1081 | 0.531 | 0.4229 | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.115 | 0.5614 | 0.4464 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.1984 | 0.569 | 0.3706 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.202 | 0.6114 | 0.4094 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.2035 | 0.6184 | 0.4149 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.2207 | 0.613 | 0.3923 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.4262 | 0.613 | 0.1868 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.4459 | 0.5095 | 0.0636 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.4772 | 0.4932 | 0.016 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.7544 | 0.4814 | 0.273 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.8385 | 0.4276 | 0.4109 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.8346 | 0.5661 | 0.2685 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.8305 | 0.5902 | 0.2403 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Kenya, at 0.792 against 0.784 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 0.008, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Kenya ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd 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
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.