Kenya vs Nigeria: Democracy
Kenya
5
in 2025
Nigeria
5
in 2025
Kenya rank
74th
Nigeria rank
74th
Democracy over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 5 against 5 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kenya ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 74th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2.1 | 0 | 2.1 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 4.7 | 0.6 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.83 | 4.33 | 0.5 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Kenya, at 5 against 5 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for democracy?
- Kenya ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 74th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.