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?
- 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.