Kenya vs Namibia: Political centralization index
Kenya
0.18
in 2025
Namibia
0.184
in 2025
Kenya rank
119th
Namibia rank
118th
Political centralization index over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.184 against 0.18 in Kenya, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 119th and Namibia ranks 118th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 8 and Namibia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8484 | 0.835 | 0.0134 | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.778 | 0.835 | 0.057 | Namibia |
| 1920s | 0.778 | 0.799 | 0.021 | Namibia |
| 1930s | 0.7789 | 0.74 | 0.0389 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.779 | 0.74 | 0.039 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.773 | 0.74 | 0.033 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.6696 | 0.74 | 0.0704 | Namibia |
| 1970s | 0.7098 | 0.742 | 0.0322 | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.7379 | 0.6892 | 0.0487 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.5615 | 0.1104 | 0.4511 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.4287 | 0.1142 | 0.3145 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.2013 | 0.1261 | 0.0752 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.1805 | 0.1867 | 0.0062 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Kenya or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.184 against 0.18 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.004, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for political centralization index?
- Kenya ranks 119th and Namibia ranks 118th 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.