Bhutan vs Kenya: Democratic change
Bhutan
1
in 2025
Kenya
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
23rd
Kenya rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Bhutan
- Kenya
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Kenya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Bhutan ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Bhutan or Kenya?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Bhutan and Kenya?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Kenya?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Kenya rank globally for democratic change?
- Bhutan ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.