India vs Kenya: Engaged Society Score
India
0.789
in 2025
Kenya
0.848
in 2025
India rank
86th
Kenya rank
85th
Engaged Society Score over time
- India
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.848 against 0.789 in India, a difference of 0.059.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was India ahead.
India ranks 86th and Kenya ranks 85th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 11 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1 | -2.43 | 1.42 | India |
| 1910s | -0.729 | -2.26 | 1.53 | India |
| 1920s | -0.729 | -0.9128 | 0.1838 | India |
| 1930s | -0.7965 | -0.88 | 0.0835 | India |
| 1940s | -0.4329 | -0.88 | 0.4471 | India |
| 1950s | 1.11 | -0.88 | 1.99 | India |
| 1960s | 1.11 | 0.1952 | 0.9188 | India |
| 1970s | 1.29 | 0.306 | 0.9872 | India |
| 1980s | 2.39 | 0.5358 | 1.85 | India |
| 1990s | 2.39 | 1.54 | 0.8439 | India |
| 2000s | 2.39 | 1.89 | 0.4961 | India |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1.71 | 0.104 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.7258 | 1.35 | 0.6208 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, India or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.848 against 0.789 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between India and Kenya?
- 0.059, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kenya?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and Kenya rank globally for engaged society score?
- India ranks 86th 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.