Democracy in Kenya
Kenya: Democracy was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Kenya, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 3 for democracy in 2025.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Kenya peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2019.
Kenya ranks 48th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Democracy in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.67 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Kenya?
- Democracy in Kenya was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for democracy?
- Kenya ranks 48th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).