Bahamas vs Kenya: Competitive elections
Bahamas
1
in 2025
Kenya
1
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Bahamas
- Kenya
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1 against 1 in Kenya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Kenya ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | 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 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Bahamas or Kenya?
- Bahamas, at 1 against 1 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Bahamas and Kenya?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Kenya?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Kenya rank globally for competitive elections?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.