Kenya vs Lesotho: Democracy
Kenya
2
in 2018
Lesotho
2
in 2018
Kenya rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
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 democracy, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Kenya, at 2 against 2 in Lesotho as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy 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 democracy?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 168 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
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).