Electoral democracy in Kenya

Kenya: Electoral democracy was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
107th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1
in 2005
All-time low
0
in 2007
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Electoral democracy in Kenya, 2005–2025

00.20.40.60.812005201520252005: 12006: 12007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 02013: 12014: 02015: 02016: 02017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 12023: 12024: 02025: 0

Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electoral democracy in Kenya is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Over the whole period, electoral democracy in Kenya peaked at 1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2007.

That places Kenya 107th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Electoral democracy in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Electoral democracy in Kenya, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 1 —
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 0 -100.0%
2008 0 —
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 1 —
2014 0 -100.0%
2015 0 —
2016 0 —
2017 0 —
2018 0 —
2019 0 —
2020 0 —
2021 0 —
2022 1 —
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 0 -100.0%
2025 0 —

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4 0 1 5
2010s 0.1 0 1 10
2020s 0.3333 0 1 6

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 107 Afghanistan 0
  2. 107 Algeria 0
  3. 107 Angola 0
  4. 107 Azerbaijan 0
  5. 107 Bahrain 0
  6. 107 Bangladesh 0 compare
  7. 107 Belarus 0
  8. 107 Benin 0 compare
  9. 107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
  10. 107 Brunei 0
  11. 107 Burkina Faso 0 compare
  12. 107 Burundi 0
  13. 107 Cambodia 0
  14. 107 Cameroon 0
  15. 107 Central African Republic 0
  16. 107 Chad 0
  17. 107 China 0
  18. 107 Comoros 0 compare
  19. 107 Congo 0
  20. 107 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
  21. 107 Cuba 0
  22. 107 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
  23. 107 Djibouti 0
  24. 107 Egypt 0
  25. 107 El Salvador 0 compare
  26. 107 Equatorial Guinea 0
  27. 107 Eritrea 0
  28. 107 Eswatini 0
  29. 107 Ethiopia 0
  30. 107 Gabon 0
  31. 107 Gambia 0
  32. 107 Georgia 0 compare
  33. 107 Guatemala 0 compare
  34. 107 Guinea 0
  35. 107 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
  36. 107 Haiti 0
  37. 107 Honduras 0 compare
  38. 107 Hong Kong 0
  39. 107 Indonesia 0 compare
  40. 107 Iran 0
  41. 107 Iraq 0
  42. 107 Jordan 0
  43. 107 Kazakhstan 0
  44. 107 Kuwait 0
  45. 107 Kyrgyzstan 0
  46. 107 Laos 0
  47. 107 Lebanon 0
  48. 107 Libya 0
  49. 107 Madagascar 0 compare
  50. 107 Malaysia 0
  51. 107 Maldives 0 compare
  52. 107 Mali 0 compare
  53. 107 Mauritania 0 compare
  54. 107 Morocco 0
  55. 107 Mozambique 0 compare
  56. 107 Myanmar 0
  57. 107 Nicaragua 0 compare
  58. 107 Niger 0 compare
  59. 107 Nigeria 0
  60. 107 North Korea 0
  61. 107 Oman 0
  62. 107 Pakistan 0
  63. 107 Papua New Guinea 0 compare
  64. 107 Qatar 0
  65. 107 Russia 0
  66. 107 Rwanda 0
  67. 107 Saudi Arabia 0
  68. 107 Serbia 0 compare
  69. 107 Singapore 0
  70. 107 Somalia 0
  71. 107 South Sudan 0
  72. 107 Sudan 0
  73. 107 Syria 0
  74. 107 Tajikistan 0
  75. 107 Tanzania 0 compare
  76. 107 Thailand 0 compare
  77. 107 Togo 0
  78. 107 Tunisia 0 compare
  79. 107 Turkey 0 compare
  80. 107 Turkmenistan 0
  81. 107 Uganda 0
  82. 107 Ukraine 0 compare
  83. 107 United Arab Emirates 0
  84. 107 Uzbekistan 0
  85. 107 Venezuela 0 compare
  86. 107 Vietnam 0
  87. 107 Western Sahara 0
  88. 107 Yemen 0
  89. 107 Zambia 0 compare
  90. 107 Zimbabwe 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is electoral democracy in Kenya?
Electoral democracy in Kenya was 0 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electoral democracy recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
What is the lowest electoral democracy recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2007.
How does Kenya rank for electoral democracy?
Kenya ranks 107th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 4,121 data points, 2005–2025
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Identifies if the political regime of a country is an electoral democracy. It identifies whether a country is an electoral democracy (score 1) or not (score 0).