Kenya vs Lesotho: Political opposition
Kenya
1
in 2025
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political opposition, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Kenya, at 1 against 1 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Kenya and Lesotho?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for political opposition?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether more than one party or non-party candidate are able to compete in elections for the legislature.