Kenya vs Lesotho: Engaged Society Score
Kenya
0.848
in 2025
Lesotho
0.782
in 2025
Kenya rank
85th
Lesotho rank
87th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.848 against 0.782 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.066.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kenya ranks 85th and Lesotho ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.43 | -0.648 | 1.78 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | -2.26 | -0.648 | 1.61 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | -0.9128 | -0.648 | 0.2648 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | -0.88 | -0.648 | 0.232 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | -0.88 | -0.648 | 0.232 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | -0.88 | -0.648 | 0.232 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.1952 | -0.4865 | 0.6817 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.306 | -1.22 | 1.52 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.5358 | -0.7312 | 1.27 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.54 | 0.5791 | 0.963 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.89 | 0.78 | 1.11 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.71 | 0.9879 | 0.7211 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.35 | 1.13 | 0.2205 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Kenya, at 0.848 against 0.782 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Kenya and Lesotho?
- 0.066, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for engaged society score?
- Kenya ranks 85th and Lesotho ranks 87th 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.