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

Kenya, at 0.718 against 0.711 in Portugal as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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 Portugal: Civil Society Participation Index

Kenya

0.718

in 2025

Portugal

0.711

in 2025

Kenya rank

74th

Portugal rank

76th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Kenya
Portugal

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.718 against 0.711 in Portugal, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.

Kenya ranks 74th and Portugal ranks 76th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.051	0.303	0.252	Portugal
1910s	0.051	0.363	0.312	Portugal
1920s	0.051	0.1697	0.1187	Portugal
1930s	0.051	0.0696	0.0186	Portugal
1940s	0.051	0.063	0.012	Portugal
1950s	0.0515	0.063	0.0115	Portugal
1960s	0.192	0.0638	0.1282	Kenya
1970s	0.3314	0.479	0.1476	Portugal
1980s	0.317	0.756	0.439	Portugal
1990s	0.6573	0.825	0.1677	Portugal
2000s	0.8358	0.8823	0.0465	Portugal
2010s	0.8756	0.885	0.0094	Portugal
2020s	0.8422	0.8067	0.0355	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Kenya or Portugal?: Kenya, at 0.718 against 0.711 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Kenya and Portugal?: 0.007, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Portugal?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Portugal rank globally for civil society participation index?: Kenya ranks 74th and Portugal ranks 76th 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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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: 18 September 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.