Kenya vs Malaysia: Participatory political institutions index
Kenya
0.522
in 2025
Malaysia
0.526
in 2025
Kenya rank
93rd
Malaysia rank
92nd
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Kenya
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.526 against 0.522 in Kenya, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Kenya ranks 93rd and Malaysia ranks 92nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.045 | 0.152 | 0.107 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0.045 | 0.152 | 0.107 | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.0486 | 0.152 | 0.1034 | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0.063 | 0.152 | 0.089 | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0.063 | 0.152 | 0.089 | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.0635 | 0.3009 | 0.2374 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.2282 | 0.4195 | 0.1913 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.3281 | 0.419 | 0.0909 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.322 | 0.4471 | 0.1251 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.435 | 0.445 | 0.01 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.4955 | 0.5642 | 0.0687 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.6299 | 0.561 | 0.0689 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.5968 | 0.5317 | 0.0652 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Kenya or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.526 against 0.522 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Kenya and Malaysia?
- 0.004, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Kenya ranks 93rd and Malaysia ranks 92nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.