Canada vs Kenya: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Canada
0.845
in 2025
Kenya
0.85
in 2025
Canada rank
41st
Kenya rank
39th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Canada
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.85 against 0.845 in Canada, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 41st and Kenya ranks 39th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 12 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.791 | 0.24 | 0.551 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.791 | 0.24 | 0.551 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.8014 | 0.252 | 0.5494 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.7896 | 0.2835 | 0.5061 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.8312 | 0.287 | 0.5442 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.8681 | 0.3227 | 0.5454 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.8772 | 0.5446 | 0.3326 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.8709 | 0.4714 | 0.3995 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.8695 | 0.4393 | 0.4302 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.869 | 0.6566 | 0.2124 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.8848 | 0.8438 | 0.041 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.8952 | 0.8833 | 0.0119 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.8413 | 0.8597 | 0.0183 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Canada or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.85 against 0.845 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Canada and Kenya?
- 0.005, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Kenya?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Kenya rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Canada ranks 41st and Kenya ranks 39th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Checks on Government 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 the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.