Kenya vs Panama: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Kenya
1
in 2025
Panama
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Kenya
- Panama
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in Panama, a difference of 0.
Across all 123 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Panama |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Kenya or Panama?
- Kenya, at 1 against 1 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Kenya and Panama?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Panama rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. 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 whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.