Kenya vs Vanuatu: Engaged Society Score
Kenya
0.848
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.86
in 2025
Kenya rank
85th
Vanuatu rank
84th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Kenya
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.86 against 0.848 in Kenya, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Kenya ranks 85th and Vanuatu ranks 84th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 9 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.43 | -2.23 | 0.1966 | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | -2.26 | -2.23 | 0.028 | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | -0.9128 | -2.23 | 1.32 | Kenya |
| 1930s | -0.88 | -2.23 | 1.35 | Kenya |
| 1940s | -0.88 | -2.23 | 1.35 | Kenya |
| 1950s | -0.88 | -2.23 | 1.35 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.1952 | -2.23 | 2.42 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.306 | -2.23 | 2.54 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.5358 | 0.955 | 0.4192 | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 1.54 | 0.955 | 0.5871 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.89 | 1.37 | 0.5244 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.71 | 1.78 | 0.067 | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.35 | 1.18 | 0.17 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Kenya or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.86 against 0.848 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Kenya and Vanuatu?
- 0.012, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vanuatu?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Vanuatu rank globally for engaged society score?
- Kenya ranks 85th and Vanuatu ranks 84th 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.