India vs Kenya: Free and Fair Elections Index
India
0.495
in 2025
Kenya
0.493
in 2025
India rank
94th
Kenya rank
95th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- India
- Kenya
How they compare
India currently reports 0.495 against 0.493 in Kenya, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
India ranks 94th and Kenya ranks 95th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 10 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.4322 | 0.4529 | 0.0207 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.537 | 0.3518 | 0.1852 | India |
| 1940s | 0.4609 | 0.4572 | 0.0037 | India |
| 1950s | 0.6822 | 0.4425 | 0.2397 | India |
| 1960s | 0.814 | 0.3973 | 0.4167 | India |
| 1970s | 0.6863 | 0.2619 | 0.4244 | India |
| 1980s | 0.7208 | 0.201 | 0.5198 | India |
| 1990s | 0.8316 | 0.1716 | 0.66 | India |
| 2000s | 0.8446 | 0.3315 | 0.5131 | India |
| 2010s | 0.672 | 0.3403 | 0.3317 | India |
| 2020s | 0.4935 | 0.4513 | 0.0422 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, India or Kenya?
- India, at 0.495 against 0.493 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between India and Kenya?
- 0.002, 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 free and fair elections index?
- India ranks 94th and Kenya ranks 95th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.