Kenya vs Malta: Political centralization index
Kenya
0.18
in 2025
Malta
0.176
in 2025
Kenya rank
119th
Malta rank
120th
Political centralization index over time
- Kenya
- Malta
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.18 against 0.176 in Malta, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 119th and Malta ranks 120th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 12 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8484 | 0.439 | 0.4094 | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.778 | 0.439 | 0.339 | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.778 | 0.327 | 0.451 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.7789 | 0.4107 | 0.3682 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.779 | 0.4053 | 0.3737 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.773 | 0.3168 | 0.4562 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.6696 | 0.333 | 0.3366 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.7098 | 0.2842 | 0.4256 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.7379 | 0.2802 | 0.4577 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.5615 | 0.2488 | 0.3127 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.4287 | 0.247 | 0.1817 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.2013 | 0.2478 | 0.0465 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.1805 | 0.1753 | 0.0052 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Kenya or Malta?
- Kenya, at 0.18 against 0.176 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Kenya and Malta?
- 0.004, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malta?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Malta rank globally for political centralization index?
- Kenya ranks 119th and Malta ranks 120th 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.