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?
- 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.