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

Poland, at 0.729 against 0.718 in Kenya as of 2025.

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

103 years are reported by both, from 1918 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.

Kenya vs Poland: Civil Society Participation Index

Kenya

0.718

in 2025

Poland

0.729

in 2025

Kenya rank

74th

Poland rank

71st

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Kenya
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.729 against 0.718 in Kenya, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Kenya ranks 74th and Poland ranks 71st of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.051	0.464	0.413	Poland
1920s	0.051	0.4966	0.4456	Poland
1930s	0.051	0.3099	0.2589	Poland
1940s	0.051	0.1648	0.1138	Poland
1950s	0.0515	0.081	0.0295	Poland
1960s	0.192	0.0818	0.1102	Kenya
1970s	0.3314	0.107	0.2244	Kenya
1980s	0.317	0.2758	0.0412	Kenya
1990s	0.6573	0.8698	0.2125	Poland
2000s	0.8358	0.8643	0.0285	Poland
2010s	0.8756	0.7619	0.1137	Kenya
2020s	0.8422	0.6242	0.218	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Kenya or Poland?: Poland, at 0.729 against 0.718 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Kenya and Poland?: 0.011, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Poland?: 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Poland rank globally for civil society participation index?: Kenya ranks 74th and Poland ranks 71st 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.