Italy vs Kenya: Democracy

Italy
2
in 2018
Kenya
2
in 2018
Italy rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Italy
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 2 against 2 in Kenya, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 2 0.8571 1.14 Italy
1970s 2 0 2 Italy
1980s 2 0 2 Italy
1990s 2 0.9 1.1 Italy
2000s 2 1.8 0.2 Italy
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Italy or Kenya?
Italy, at 2 against 2 in Kenya as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Italy and Kenya?
0, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Kenya?
56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
How do Italy and Kenya rank globally for democracy?
Italy ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).