Kenya vs Lebanon: Democracy

Kenya
3
in 2025
Lebanon
3
in 2025
Kenya rank
48th
Lebanon rank
48th

Democracy over time

  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
01234200520152025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3 against 3 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 48th and Lebanon ranks 48th of 128 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Lebanon Difference Ahead
2000s 3.67 3.67 0
2010s 3.6 3.2 0.4 Kenya
2020s 2.67 3 0.3333 Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Kenya or Lebanon?
Kenya, at 3 against 3 in Lebanon as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Kenya and Lebanon?
0, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lebanon?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Lebanon rank globally for democracy?
Kenya ranks 48th and Lebanon ranks 48th of 128 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).