Kenya vs Senegal: Chief executive of the government is elected
Kenya
1
in 2025
Senegal
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Senegal rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Kenya
- Senegal
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in Senegal, a difference of 0.
Across all 122 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Senegal | 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 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Senegal |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chief executive of the government is elected, Kenya or Senegal?
- Kenya, at 1 against 1 in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Kenya and Senegal?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.