Kenya vs Sweden: Justified Political Positions Score

Kenya
2
in 2025
Sweden
1.9
in 2025
Kenya rank
24th
Sweden rank
26th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Kenya
  • Sweden
-101234190019622025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2 against 1.9 in Sweden, a difference of 0.1.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sweden ahead.

Kenya ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 26th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sweden Difference Ahead
1900s -0.864 -0.5443 0.3197 Sweden
1910s -0.864 0.1323 0.9963 Sweden
1920s -0.864 1.11 1.98 Sweden
1930s -0.864 1.87 2.73 Sweden
1940s -0.864 1.92 2.78 Sweden
1950s -0.5513 3.4 3.95 Sweden
1960s 0.0976 3.4 3.3 Sweden
1970s 0.144 3.4 3.25 Sweden
1980s 0.2994 3.4 3.1 Sweden
1990s 1.07 3.34 2.27 Sweden
2000s 1.22 3.34 2.12 Sweden
2010s 1.12 3.23 2.11 Sweden
2020s 1.96 2.22 0.2632 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Kenya or Sweden?
Kenya, at 2 against 1.9 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Kenya and Sweden?
0.1, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sweden?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Sweden rank globally for justified political positions score?
Kenya ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 26th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – 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

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
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

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.