Kenya vs Zambia: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Kenya
0.792
in 2025
Zambia
0.806
in 2025
Kenya rank
51st
Zambia rank
50th
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.806 against 0.792 in Kenya, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 50th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 8 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.115 | 0.124 | 0.009 | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0.1984 | 0.124 | 0.0744 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.202 | 0.124 | 0.078 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.2035 | 0.124 | 0.0795 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.2207 | 0.124 | 0.0967 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.4262 | 0.365 | 0.0612 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.4459 | 0.4711 | 0.0252 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.4772 | 0.446 | 0.0312 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.7544 | 0.772 | 0.0176 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.8385 | 0.8692 | 0.0307 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.8346 | 0.6507 | 0.1839 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.8305 | 0.7245 | 0.106 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.806 against 0.792 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.014, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Kenya ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 50th 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.