Kenya vs Senegal: Democracy

Kenya
2
in 2025
Senegal
2
in 2025
Kenya rank
32nd
Senegal rank
32nd

Democracy over time

  • Kenya
  • Senegal
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

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

Across all 122 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 32nd and Senegal ranks 32nd of 176 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Senegal Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0.7 1 0.3 Senegal
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 2 1 Senegal
2000s 1.4 2 0.6 Senegal
2010s 1.4 2 0.6 Senegal
2020s 1.67 2 0.3333 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Kenya or Senegal?
Kenya, at 2 against 2 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Kenya and Senegal?
0, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for democracy?
Kenya ranks 32nd and Senegal 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.