Kenya vs Portugal: Justified Political Positions Score
Kenya
2
in 2025
Portugal
1.88
in 2025
Kenya rank
24th
Portugal rank
27th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Kenya
- Portugal
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2 against 1.88 in Portugal, a difference of 0.12.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 27th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 8 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.864 | -2.4 | 1.54 | Kenya |
| 1910s | -0.864 | -0.7101 | 0.1539 | Portugal |
| 1920s | -0.864 | -0.7004 | 0.1636 | Portugal |
| 1930s | -0.864 | -1.72 | 0.8513 | Kenya |
| 1940s | -0.864 | -2.17 | 1.31 | Kenya |
| 1950s | -0.5513 | -2.17 | 1.62 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.0976 | -2.11 | 2.21 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.144 | -0.4778 | 0.6218 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.2994 | 0.5032 | 0.2038 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 0.6446 | 0.4292 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.22 | 1.69 | 0.468 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.12 | 2.51 | 1.39 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.96 | 1.79 | 0.1637 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Kenya or Portugal?
- Kenya, at 2 against 1.88 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Kenya and Portugal?
- 0.12, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Portugal rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Kenya ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 27th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. 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 political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.