India vs Kenya: Elected Political Leaders Index
India
0.996
in 2025
Kenya
0.982
in 2025
India rank
126th
Kenya rank
129th
Elected Political Leaders Index over time
- India
- Kenya
How they compare
India currently reports 0.996 against 0.982 in Kenya, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
India ranks 126th and Kenya ranks 129th of 176 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.0345 | 0 | 0.0345 | India |
| 1950s | 0.8636 | 0 | 0.8636 | India |
| 1960s | 0.9806 | 0.5953 | 0.3853 | India |
| 1970s | 0.9946 | 0.935 | 0.0596 | India |
| 1980s | 0.996 | 0.947 | 0.049 | India |
| 1990s | 0.996 | 0.9666 | 0.0294 | India |
| 2000s | 0.996 | 0.973 | 0.023 | India |
| 2010s | 0.996 | 0.9835 | 0.0125 | India |
| 2020s | 0.996 | 0.984 | 0.012 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, India or Kenya?
- India, at 0.996 against 0.982 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between India and Kenya?
- 0.014, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kenya?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and Kenya rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- India ranks 126th and Kenya ranks 129th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected Political Leaders Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent to which the legislature is chosen through broad elections, and the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly (appointed by a popularly elected legislature).