Kenya vs Tanzania: Political opposition
Kenya
1
in 2025
Tanzania
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Tanzania rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Tanzania ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 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 Tanzania?
- Kenya, at 1 against 1 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for political opposition?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 1st of 197 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.