Gabon vs Zimbabwe: Engaged Society Score
Gabon
0.965
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.984
in 2025
Gabon rank
78th
Zimbabwe rank
76th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Gabon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.984 against 0.965 in Gabon, a difference of 0.019.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Gabon ranks 78th and Zimbabwe ranks 76th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -2.57 | -1.85 | 0.713 | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | -2.57 | -1.4 | 1.17 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | -2.57 | -1.2 | 1.37 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | -1.64 | -1.2 | 0.4446 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | -0.3 | -0.4555 | 0.1555 | Gabon |
| 1960s | -0.2643 | -0.5824 | 0.3181 | Gabon |
| 1970s | -1.04 | -0.692 | 0.346 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -1.04 | 1.23 | 2.27 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.042 | 1.28 | 1.24 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.1391 | 0.5677 | 0.4286 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.39 | 0.8155 | 0.577 | Gabon |
| 2020s | 1.11 | 0.991 | 0.1195 | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Gabon or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.984 against 0.965 in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Gabon and Zimbabwe?
- 0.019, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Zimbabwe?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Zimbabwe rank globally for engaged society score?
- Gabon ranks 78th and Zimbabwe ranks 76th 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.