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?
- 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.