Which has higher civil society participation index, Gabon or Kenya?

Kenya, at 0.718 against 0.714 in Gabon as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Kenya?

116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Kenya: Civil Society Participation Index

Gabon

0.714

in 2025

Kenya

0.718

in 2025

Gabon rank

75th

Kenya rank

74th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Gabon
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.718 against 0.714 in Gabon, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Kenya ahead.

Gabon ranks 75th and Kenya ranks 74th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.045	0.051	0.006	Kenya
1920s	0.045	0.051	0.006	Kenya
1930s	0.042	0.051	0.009	Kenya
1940s	0.0951	0.051	0.0441	Gabon
1950s	0.2032	0.0515	0.1517	Gabon
1960s	0.2816	0.192	0.0896	Gabon
1970s	0.108	0.3314	0.2234	Kenya
1980s	0.108	0.317	0.209	Kenya
1990s	0.6204	0.6573	0.0369	Kenya
2000s	0.7093	0.8358	0.1265	Kenya
2010s	0.8209	0.8756	0.0547	Kenya
2020s	0.7293	0.8422	0.1128	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Gabon or Kenya?: Kenya, at 0.718 against 0.714 in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Gabon and Kenya?: 0.004, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Kenya?: 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Kenya rank globally for civil society participation index?: Gabon ranks 75th and Kenya ranks 74th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which major civil society organizations are routinely consulted by policymakers, how many people are involved in them, women can participate, and candidate nomination for the legislature within parties is decentralized or made through primaries.