Kenya vs Spain: Democracy
Kenya
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
Kenya rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Kenya
- Spain
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, 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 Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8571 | 0 | 0.8571 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Kenya or Spain?
- Kenya, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Kenya and Spain?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
- How do Kenya and Spain rank globally for democracy?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Spain 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).