Kenya vs Namibia: Free and fair elections
Kenya
1
in 2025
Namibia
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 95 shared years of data; in 1926 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Kenya or Namibia?
- Kenya, at 1 against 1 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.