Kenya vs Romania: Democracy

Kenya
2
in 2018
Romania
2
in 2018
Kenya rank
1st
Romania rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Kenya
  • Romania
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How they compare

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

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

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

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8571 0 0.8571 Kenya
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.1 0.1 Romania
1990s 0.9 1.4 0.5 Romania
2000s 1.8 2 0.2 Romania
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Kenya or Romania?
Kenya, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Kenya and Romania?
0, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Romania?
56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
How do Kenya and Romania rank globally for democracy?
Kenya ranks 1st and Romania 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

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).