Dominican Republic vs Kenya: Democracy
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Kenya
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
32nd
Kenya rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Dominican Republic
- Kenya
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2 against 2 in Kenya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 8 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 0.4444 | 0 | 0.4444 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.67 | 0.3333 | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Dominican Republic or Kenya?
- Dominican Republic, at 2 against 2 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Dominican Republic and Kenya?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Kenya?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Kenya rank globally for democracy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.