Kenya vs Lebanon: Democracy

Kenya
2
in 2018
Lebanon
2
in 2018
Kenya rank
1st
Lebanon rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

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

Across all 41 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

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

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Lebanon Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8571 1 0.1429 Lebanon
1970s 0 1 1 Lebanon
1980s 0 1 1 Lebanon
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Kenya or Lebanon?
Kenya, at 2 against 2 in Lebanon as of 2018.
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?
41 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
How do Kenya and Lebanon rank globally for democracy?
Kenya ranks 1st and Lebanon 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).