Kenya vs Senegal: Democracy
Kenya
2
in 2025
Senegal
2
in 2025
Kenya rank
32nd
Senegal rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Kenya
- Senegal
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
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.