Kenya vs New Zealand: Competitive elections
Kenya
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Kenya
- New Zealand
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Kenya or New Zealand?
- Kenya, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Kenya and New Zealand?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and New Zealand?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and New Zealand rank globally for competitive elections?
- Kenya ranks 1st and New Zealand 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.