Kenya vs Malawi: Political centralization index
Kenya
0.18
in 2025
Malawi
0.193
in 2025
Kenya rank
119th
Malawi rank
116th
Political centralization index over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.193 against 0.18 in Kenya, a difference of 0.013.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 119th and Malawi ranks 116th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 12 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8484 | 0.7693 | 0.0791 | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.778 | 0.721 | 0.057 | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.778 | 0.721 | 0.057 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.7789 | 0.721 | 0.0579 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.779 | 0.721 | 0.058 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.773 | 0.721 | 0.052 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.6696 | 0.6565 | 0.0131 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.7098 | 0.6497 | 0.0601 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.7379 | 0.65 | 0.0879 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.5615 | 0.3919 | 0.1696 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.4287 | 0.2189 | 0.2098 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.2013 | 0.2266 | 0.0253 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.1805 | 0.1672 | 0.0133 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Kenya or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.193 against 0.18 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Kenya and Malawi?
- 0.013, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for political centralization index?
- Kenya ranks 119th and Malawi ranks 116th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political centralization index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.