40 = highest degree of political rights
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Uganda | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Rwanda | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Burundi | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| South Sudan | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 |