Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Political polarization score
Kenya
0.669
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.639
in 2025
Kenya rank
74th
Sierra Leone rank
76th
Political polarization score over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.669 against 0.639 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 74th and Sierra Leone ranks 76th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.672 | -0.724 | 1.4 | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.672 | -0.724 | 1.4 | Kenya |
| 1920s | 1.14 | -0.724 | 1.86 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 1.19 | -0.724 | 1.92 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 1.19 | -0.724 | 1.92 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 1.91 | -0.4472 | 2.36 | Kenya |
| 1960s | -0.8079 | -0.1074 | 0.7005 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | -1.6 | 0.246 | 1.85 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | -1.6 | 0.246 | 1.85 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | -0.0803 | 1.19 | 1.27 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.2953 | 0.5532 | 0.2579 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.1483 | 0.219 | 0.0707 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.1963 | 0.4542 | 0.2578 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
- Kenya, at 0.669 against 0.639 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 0.03, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for political polarization score?
- Kenya ranks 74th and Sierra Leone ranks 76th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political polarization score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.