Kenya vs Ukraine: Democracy
Kenya
6
in 2025
Ukraine
6
in 2025
Kenya rank
78th
Ukraine rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Kenya
- Ukraine
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 6 against 6 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 78th and Ukraine ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Ukraine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 1 | 1.4 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2.6 | 4.8 | 2.2 | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 4.8 | 6 | 1.2 | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 5.1 | 6 | 0.9 | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Kenya or Ukraine?
- Kenya, at 6 against 6 in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Kenya and Ukraine?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Ukraine?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Ukraine rank globally for democracy?
- Kenya ranks 78th and Ukraine ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).