Kenya vs South Korea: Competitive elections
Kenya
1
in 2025
South Korea
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Kenya
- South Korea
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was South Korea ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Kenya or South Korea?
- Kenya, at 1 against 1 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Kenya and South Korea?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Korea?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and South Korea rank globally for competitive elections?
- Kenya ranks 1st and South Korea 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.