Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Kenya or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 0.555 against 0.554 in Kenya as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?

112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Nigeria: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index

Kenya

0.554

in 2025

Nigeria

0.555

in 2025

Kenya rank

102nd

Nigeria rank

101st

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index over time

Kenya
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.555 against 0.554 in Kenya, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.

Kenya ranks 102nd and Nigeria ranks 101st of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.183	0.201	0.018	Nigeria
1920s	0.1943	0.201	0.0067	Nigeria
1930s	0.195	0.201	0.006	Nigeria
1940s	0.1668	0.201	0.0342	Nigeria
1950s	0.1625	0.2125	0.05	Nigeria
1960s	0.3004	0.2731	0.0273	Kenya
1970s	0.3668	0.2668	0.1	Kenya
1980s	0.4203	0.2845	0.1358	Kenya
1990s	0.4744	0.3937	0.0807	Kenya
2000s	0.5264	0.4609	0.0655	Kenya
2010s	0.5583	0.4729	0.0854	Kenya
2020s	0.5797	0.4922	0.0875	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Kenya or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.555 against 0.554 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Kenya and Nigeria?: 0.001, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?: 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?: Kenya ranks 102nd and Nigeria ranks 101st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.