Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Democracy
Kenya
3
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3
in 2025
Kenya rank
48th
Sierra Leone rank
48th
Democracy over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3 against 3 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 48th and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 128 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.67 | 4 | 0.3333 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 4 | 0.4 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 3.33 | 0.6667 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
- Kenya, at 3 against 3 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for democracy?
- Kenya ranks 48th and Sierra Leone 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
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).