Kenya vs Panama: Liberal political institutions index
Kenya
0.767
in 2025
Panama
0.773
in 2025
Kenya rank
60th
Panama rank
57th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Kenya
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.773 against 0.767 in Kenya, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.
Kenya ranks 60th and Panama ranks 57th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1131 | 0.3177 | 0.2046 | Panama |
| 1910s | 0.173 | 0.3255 | 0.1525 | Panama |
| 1920s | 0.1693 | 0.3675 | 0.1982 | Panama |
| 1930s | 0.1835 | 0.3726 | 0.1891 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0.185 | 0.3601 | 0.1751 | Panama |
| 1950s | 0.1926 | 0.4218 | 0.2292 | Panama |
| 1960s | 0.3398 | 0.3952 | 0.0554 | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.3287 | 0.2513 | 0.0774 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.2981 | 0.2312 | 0.0669 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.4641 | 0.7204 | 0.2563 | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.624 | 0.7166 | 0.0926 | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.7658 | 0.7005 | 0.0653 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.7832 | 0.7438 | 0.0393 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Kenya or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.773 against 0.767 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Kenya and Panama?
- 0.006, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Panama rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Kenya ranks 60th and Panama ranks 57th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.