Kenya vs Lesotho: Political regime polity

Kenya
2
in 2018
Lesotho
2
in 2018
Kenya rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st

Political regime polity over time

  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
00.511.52196319902018

How they compare

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

Across all 53 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.75 1 0.25 Lesotho
1970s 0 0.3 0.3 Lesotho
1980s 0 0 0 —
1990s 0.9 1.1 0.2 Lesotho
2000s 1.8 2 0.2 Lesotho
2010s 2 2 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political regime polity, Kenya or Lesotho?
Kenya, at 2 against 2 in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in political regime polity between Kenya and Lesotho?
0, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for political regime polity?
Kenya ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political regime polity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political regime polity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed