Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Kenya or United States?

United States, at 0.509 against 0.505 in Kenya as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Kenya and United States?

0.004, with United States ahead.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Kenya vs United States: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Kenya

0.505

in 2025

United States

0.509

in 2025

Kenya rank

102nd

United States rank

101st

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Kenya
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.509 against 0.505 in Kenya, a difference of 0.004.

Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 102nd and United States ranks 101st of 175 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.084	0.314	0.23	United States
1910s	0.084	0.3186	0.2346	United States
1920s	0.1217	0.3263	0.2046	United States
1930s	0.124	0.3839	0.2599	United States
1940s	0.1232	0.4133	0.2901	United States
1950s	0.135	0.4368	0.3018	United States
1960s	0.2573	0.5051	0.2478	United States
1970s	0.3318	0.6583	0.3265	United States
1980s	0.3584	0.6659	0.3075	United States
1990s	0.371	0.6821	0.3111	United States
2000s	0.4357	0.6431	0.2074	United States
2010s	0.4764	0.6559	0.1795	United States
2020s	0.5072	0.571	0.0638	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Kenya or United States?: United States, at 0.509 against 0.505 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Kenya and United States?: 0.004, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kenya and United States rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Kenya ranks 102nd and United States ranks 101st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution 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 all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.