Engaged Society Score by country
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.
Countries reporting
173
Highest
3.52
Switzerland
Lowest
-2.83
North Korea
Median
0.765
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
30,403
What the numbers show
Engaged Society Score is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 3.52 in Switzerland; the lowest is -2.83 in North Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.765, and the mean is 0.6404.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Malaysia (up 2,850.0%), and the largest decrease in Iran (down 5,425.0%).
Engaged Society Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 3.52 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 2.79 | 2025 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 2.77 | 2025 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 2.77 | 2025 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 2.77 | 2025 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Norway | 2.74 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 7 | Australia | 2.68 | 2025 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Mauritius | 2.49 | 2025 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Austria | 2.42 | 2025 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 10 | South Korea | 2.38 | 2025 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Estonia | 2.38 | 2025 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Sweden | 2.36 | 2025 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Jamaica | 2.33 | 2025 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Barbados | 2.29 | 2025 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 2.24 | 2025 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 2.23 | 2025 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Senegal | 2.21 | 2025 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Italy | 2.21 | 2025 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Chile | 2.2 | 2025 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 20 | New Zealand | 2.16 | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 2.16 | 2025 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Poland | 2.14 | 2025 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 2.07 | 2025 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Uruguay | 2.03 | 2025 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Malawi | 2.02 | 2025 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 2.02 | 2025 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Morocco | 2.01 | 2025 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Mongolia | 2 | 2025 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Netherlands | 1.95 | 2025 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Montenegro | 1.94 | 2025 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Finland | 1.94 | 2025 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Panama | 1.93 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | 1.9 | 2025 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Iceland | 1.88 | 2025 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 35 | Taiwan | 1.85 | 2025 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 1.82 | 2025 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Belgium | 1.82 | 2025 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Ukraine | 1.81 | 2025 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Lithuania | 1.79 | 2025 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Fiji | 1.73 | 2025 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Seychelles | 1.73 | 2025 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Czechia | 1.67 | 2025 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 1.62 | 2025 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Maldives | 1.61 | 2025 | up 322.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Japan | 1.57 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 1.57 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 49 | Cyprus | 1.52 | 2025 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Slovenia | 1.51 | 2025 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 51 | United Kingdom | 1.5 | 2025 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Iraq | 1.5 | 2025 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Honduras | 1.47 | 2025 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Israel | 1.47 | 2025 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Liberia | 1.4 | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Niger | 1.34 | 2025 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Bhutan | 1.31 | 2025 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Canada | 1.3 | 2025 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 59 | Mali | 1.3 | 2025 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Moldova | 1.3 | 2025 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Tunisia | 1.25 | 2025 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Indonesia | 1.25 | 2025 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Suriname | 1.24 | 2025 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Portugal | 1.22 | 2025 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Jordan | 1.21 | 2025 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Lebanon | 1.2 | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 67 | Zambia | 1.18 | 2025 | up 296.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Ecuador | 1.17 | 2025 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Vietnam | 1.16 | 2025 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.14 | 2025 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Colombia | 1.12 | 2025 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 72 | East Timor | 1.11 | 2025 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Georgia | 1.05 | 2025 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Gambia | 1 | 2025 | up 207.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritania | 0.99 | 2025 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 0.984 | 2025 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Nigeria | 0.977 | 2025 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Gabon | 0.965 | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Uganda | 0.964 | 2025 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Cameroon | 0.946 | 2025 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Libya | 0.885 | 2025 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Namibia | 0.867 | 2025 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Vanuatu | 0.86 | 2025 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Kenya | 0.848 | 2025 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 86 | India | 0.789 | 2025 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 0.782 | 2025 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Lesotho | 0.782 | 2025 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 89 | United States | 0.771 | 2025 | down 76.1% | rising |
| 90 | Albania | 0.765 | 2025 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Cape Verde | 0.752 | 2025 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Argentina | 0.729 | 2025 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.699 | 2025 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Tanzania | 0.66 | 2025 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Benin | 0.653 | 2025 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Nepal | 0.653 | 2025 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Serbia | 0.649 | 2025 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Philippines | 0.598 | 2025 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Guatemala | 0.577 | 2025 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 0.573 | 2025 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Congo | 0.561 | 2025 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Armenia | 0.558 | 2025 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Ghana | 0.555 | 2025 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Malaysia | 0.55 | 2025 | up 2,850.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Peru | 0.537 | 2025 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Syria | 0.522 | 2025 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Singapore | 0.49 | 2025 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Pakistan | 0.482 | 2025 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Haiti | 0.443 | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Croatia | 0.411 | 2025 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.373 | 2025 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Mexico | 0.365 | 2025 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.339 | 2025 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Paraguay | 0.307 | 2025 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.287 | 2025 | up 149.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Kuwait | 0.275 | 2025 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 0.226 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 118 | Djibouti | 0.209 | 2025 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Guinea | 0.183 | 2025 | up 320.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Slovakia | 0.17 | 2025 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 0.103 | 2025 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Algeria | 0.089 | 2025 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Rwanda | 0.029 | 2025 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Somalia | -0.012 | 2025 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | -0.041 | 2025 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Solomon Islands | -0.046 | 2025 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Mozambique | -0.059 | 2025 | down 110.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Romania | -0.061 | 2025 | down 104.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Togo | -0.1 | 2025 | down 144.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Qatar | -0.105 | 2025 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 131 | Vatican | -0.132 | 1870 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.201 | 2025 | down 113.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Egypt | -0.203 | 2025 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Madagascar | -0.207 | 2025 | down 315.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Ethiopia | -0.236 | 2025 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 136 | Guyana | -0.238 | 2025 | down 178.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Hungary | -0.261 | 2025 | down 157.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Chad | -0.301 | 2025 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 139 | United Arab Emirates | -0.325 | 2025 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.347 | 2025 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.455 | 2025 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Cambodia | -0.488 | 2025 | down 183.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Oman | -0.495 | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 144 | Central African Republic | -0.515 | 2025 | down 1,019.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Yemen | -0.549 | 2025 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Bolivia | -0.576 | 2025 | down 141.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Angola | -0.671 | 2025 | up 40.9% | flat |
| 148 | Hong Kong | -0.675 | 2025 | down 145.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Thailand | -0.697 | 2025 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 150 | El Salvador | -0.761 | 2025 | down 230.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Eswatini | -0.762 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 152 | Cuba | -0.793 | 2025 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Botswana | -0.806 | 2025 | down 194.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Palestine | -0.822 | 1948 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Iran | -0.852 | 2025 | down 5,425.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saudi Arabia | -0.969 | 2025 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 157 | South Sudan | -1.03 | 2025 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Burundi | -1.05 | 2025 | down 207.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Bahrain | -1.09 | 2025 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Comoros | -1.1 | 2025 | down 381.6% | volatile |
| 161 | China | -1.11 | 2025 | down 342.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Belarus | -1.26 | 2025 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Myanmar | -1.35 | 2025 | down 315.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Tajikistan | -1.47 | 2025 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Eritrea | -1.49 | 2025 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Burkina Faso | -1.5 | 2025 | down 186.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Laos | -1.68 | 2025 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 168 | Russia | -1.86 | 2025 | down 532.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Azerbaijan | -1.88 | 2025 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Turkey | -1.93 | 2025 | down 203.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Venezuela | -2.17 | 2025 | down 130.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Turkmenistan | -2.19 | 2025 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Afghanistan | -2.49 | 2025 | down 251.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Sudan | -2.68 | 2025 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Nicaragua | -2.8 | 2025 | down 514.3% | volatile |
| 176 | North Korea | -2.83 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
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.