Engaged Society Score in Palestine

Palestine: Engaged Society Score was -0.822 in 1948. ▬ Flat

Latest (1948)
-0.822
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 176 countries
All-time high
-0.822
in 1918
All-time low
-0.822
in 1918
Years of data
31
1918–1948

Engaged Society Score in Palestine, 1918–1948

-2-1.5-1-0.501918193319481918: -0.8221919: -0.8221920: -0.8221921: -0.8221922: -0.8221923: -0.8221924: -0.8221925: -0.8221926: -0.8221927: -0.8221928: -0.8221929: -0.8221930: -0.8221931: -0.8221932: -0.8221933: -0.8221934: -0.8221935: -0.8221936: -0.8221937: -0.8221938: -0.8221939: -0.8221940: -0.8221941: -0.8221942: -0.8221943: -0.8221944: -0.8221945: -0.8221946: -0.8221947: -0.8221948: -0.822

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 1948, engaged society score in Palestine stood at -0.822. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, engaged society score in Palestine peaked at -0.822 in 1918 and was at its lowest, -0.822, in 1918.

That places Palestine 154th out of 176 countries with data for 1948, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Engaged Society Score in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Engaged Society Score in Palestine, 1918 to 1948.
Year Value Change
1918 -0.822 —
1919 -0.822 -0.0%
1920 -0.822 -0.0%
1921 -0.822 -0.0%
1922 -0.822 -0.0%
1923 -0.822 -0.0%
1924 -0.822 -0.0%
1925 -0.822 -0.0%
1926 -0.822 -0.0%
1927 -0.822 -0.0%
1928 -0.822 -0.0%
1929 -0.822 -0.0%
1930 -0.822 -0.0%
1931 -0.822 -0.0%
1932 -0.822 -0.0%
1933 -0.822 -0.0%
1934 -0.822 -0.0%
1935 -0.822 -0.0%
1936 -0.822 -0.0%
1937 -0.822 -0.0%
1938 -0.822 -0.0%
1939 -0.822 -0.0%
1940 -0.822 -0.0%
1941 -0.822 -0.0%
1942 -0.822 -0.0%
1943 -0.822 -0.0%
1944 -0.822 -0.0%
1945 -0.822 -0.0%
1946 -0.822 -0.0%
1947 -0.822 -0.0%
1948 -0.822 -0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's -0.822 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5185. (46 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's -0.822 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.209. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s -0.822 -0.822 -0.822 2
1920s -0.822 -0.822 -0.822 10
1930s -0.822 -0.822 -0.822 10
1940s -0.822 -0.822 -0.822 9

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 151 Eswatini -0.762 compare
  2. 152 Cuba -0.793 compare
  3. 153 Botswana -0.806 compare
  4. 155 Iran -0.852 compare
  5. 156 Saudi Arabia -0.969 compare
  6. 157 South Sudan -1.03 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is engaged society score in Palestine?
Engaged society score in Palestine was -0.822 in 1948, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest engaged society score recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was -0.822 in 1918.
What is the lowest engaged society score recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was -0.822 in 1918.
How does Palestine rank for engaged society score?
Palestine ranks 154th out of 176 countries with data for 1948.
Is engaged society score rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Engaged Society Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Engaged Society Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,403 data points, 1789–2025
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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.