India vs United States: Engaged Society Score
India
0.789
in 2025
United States
0.771
in 2025
India rank
86th
United States rank
89th
Engaged Society Score over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
India currently reports 0.789 against 0.771 in United States, a difference of 0.018.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
India ranks 86th and United States ranks 89th of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -2.18 | 1.18 | 3.35 | United States |
| 1790s | -2.18 | 1.18 | 3.35 | United States |
| 1800s | -2.18 | 1.18 | 3.35 | United States |
| 1810s | -2.18 | 1.18 | 3.35 | United States |
| 1820s | -2.18 | 1.18 | 3.35 | United States |
| 1830s | -1.58 | 1.18 | 2.76 | United States |
| 1840s | -1.19 | 1.18 | 2.36 | United States |
| 1850s | -1.19 | 1.18 | 2.36 | United States |
| 1860s | -1.19 | 1.18 | 2.36 | United States |
| 1870s | -1.14 | 1.18 | 2.31 | United States |
| 1880s | -1.03 | 1.18 | 2.21 | United States |
| 1890s | -1.03 | 1.18 | 2.21 | United States |
| 1900s | -1 | 1.18 | 2.18 | United States |
| 1910s | -0.729 | 1.27 | 1.99 | United States |
| 1920s | -0.729 | 1.1 | 1.83 | United States |
| 1930s | -0.7965 | 1.56 | 2.36 | United States |
| 1940s | -0.4329 | 1.56 | 1.99 | United States |
| 1950s | 1.11 | 1.66 | 0.543 | United States |
| 1960s | 1.11 | 2.14 | 1.03 | United States |
| 1970s | 1.29 | 2.67 | 1.38 | United States |
| 1980s | 2.39 | 2.83 | 0.4415 | United States |
| 1990s | 2.39 | 3.17 | 0.7873 | United States |
| 2000s | 2.39 | 2.97 | 0.5845 | United States |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 2.72 | 1.11 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.7258 | 1.89 | 1.17 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, India or United States?
- India, at 0.789 against 0.771 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between India and United States?
- 0.018, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do India and United States rank globally for engaged society score?
- India ranks 86th and United States ranks 89th 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.