Bangladesh vs Kenya: Engaged Society Score
Bangladesh
0.782
in 2025
Kenya
0.848
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
87th
Kenya rank
85th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Bangladesh
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.848 against 0.782 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.066.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 87th and Kenya ranks 85th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1 | -2.43 | 1.42 | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | -0.729 | -2.26 | 1.53 | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | -0.729 | -0.9128 | 0.1838 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | -0.7965 | -0.88 | 0.0835 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | -0.6387 | -0.88 | 0.2413 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | -0.2383 | -0.88 | 0.6417 | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | -0.4304 | 0.1952 | 0.6256 | Kenya |
| 1970s | -0.5142 | 0.306 | 0.8202 | Kenya |
| 1980s | -0.4917 | 0.5358 | 1.03 | Kenya |
| 1990s | -0.1033 | 1.54 | 1.65 | Kenya |
| 2000s | -0.0434 | 1.89 | 1.93 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.4259 | 1.71 | 1.28 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.386 | 1.35 | 0.9607 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Bangladesh or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.848 against 0.782 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Bangladesh and Kenya?
- 0.066, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kenya?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Kenya rank globally for engaged society score?
- Bangladesh ranks 87th and Kenya ranks 85th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.