Djibouti vs Kenya: Universal right to vote in practice
Djibouti
2
in 2025
Kenya
2
in 2025
Djibouti rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Djibouti
- Kenya
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 2 against 2 in Kenya, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Djibouti ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 197 regions.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Djibouti or Kenya?
- Djibouti, at 2 against 2 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Djibouti and Kenya?
- 0, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Kenya?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Kenya rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Djibouti ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 197 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).