Kenya vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Political civil liberties index
Kenya
0.86
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.858
in 2025
Kenya rank
57th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
58th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Kenya
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.86 against 0.858 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Kenya ranks 57th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 58th of 176 countries.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.04 | 0.8736 | 0.8336 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1910s | 0.04 | 0.8611 | 0.8211 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1920s | 0.0441 | 0.8697 | 0.8256 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.062 | 0.8702 | 0.8082 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.0654 | 0.8744 | 0.809 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.0857 | 0.92 | 0.8343 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.2474 | 0.9196 | 0.6722 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.2289 | 0.908 | 0.6791 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.174 | 0.894 | 0.72 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.5436 | 0.9024 | 0.3588 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.7815 | 0.9532 | 0.1717 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.841 | 0.9486 | 0.1076 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.8577 | 0.922 | 0.0643 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Kenya or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Kenya, at 0.86 against 0.858 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Kenya and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.002, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Kenya ranks 57th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 58th 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.