Kenya vs East Timor: Political opposition

Kenya
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Kenya
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was East Timor ahead.

Kenya ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya East Timor 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 0.7 Kenya
1970s 0 0.3 0.3 East Timor
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.8 0 0.8 Kenya
2000s 1 0.9 0.1 Kenya
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 East Timor?
Kenya, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Kenya and East Timor?
0, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and East Timor?
131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
How do Kenya and East Timor rank globally for political opposition?
Kenya ranks 1st and East Timor 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

Indicator
Political opposition
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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