Kenya vs Peru: Democracy
Kenya
2
in 2018
Peru
2
in 2018
Kenya rank
1st
Peru rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Kenya
- Peru
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2 against 2 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Peru ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8571 | 0.7143 | 0.1429 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Peru |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Peru |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Kenya or Peru?
- Kenya, at 2 against 2 in Peru as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Kenya and Peru?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
- How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for democracy?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Peru 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).