Kenya vs Tanzania: Democratic change
Kenya
1
in 2025
Tanzania
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
23rd
Tanzania rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Tanzania ahead.
Kenya ranks 23rd and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Kenya, at 1 against 1 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for democratic change?
- Kenya ranks 23rd and Tanzania 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.