Guatemala vs Kenya: Political civil liberties index

Guatemala
0.856
in 2025
Kenya
0.86
in 2025
Guatemala rank
60th
Kenya rank
57th

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Guatemala
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.86 against 0.856 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 60th and Kenya ranks 57th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 9 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Kenya Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0825 0.04 0.0425 Guatemala
1910s 0.0812 0.04 0.0412 Guatemala
1920s 0.1922 0.0441 0.1481 Guatemala
1930s 0.067 0.062 0.005 Guatemala
1940s 0.4178 0.0654 0.3524 Guatemala
1950s 0.4185 0.0857 0.3328 Guatemala
1960s 0.1663 0.2474 0.0811 Kenya
1970s 0.1204 0.2289 0.1085 Kenya
1980s 0.2541 0.174 0.0801 Guatemala
1990s 0.5653 0.5436 0.0217 Guatemala
2000s 0.8047 0.7815 0.0232 Guatemala
2010s 0.8042 0.841 0.0368 Kenya
2020s 0.749 0.8577 0.1087 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Guatemala or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.86 against 0.856 in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Guatemala and Kenya?
0.004, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Kenya?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Kenya rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Guatemala ranks 60th and Kenya ranks 57th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed