Kenya vs Malaysia: Elected parliament
Kenya
1
in 2025
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Kenya
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Malaysia ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Kenya or Malaysia?
- Kenya, at 1 against 1 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Kenya and Malaysia?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for elected parliament?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.