Kectil Global Youth Index · 2026
An interactive view of how survey respondents in developing countries rate the urgency of global issues, country by country. Hover a country to see its top priority — then jump into the data.
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Scan Kectil Global Youth Index scores by country, across the full index or one survey theme at a time.
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Countries are colored by Kectil Global Youth Index score for the selected view. Grey countries are not yet in the survey frame. See methodology notes
Direct survey responses
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Agree combines answers 4 and 5.
The globe above opens on Kectil Global Youth Index scores for country orientation. Switch to the By question view for exact question-level results. See methodology notes
2025 vs 2026
A compact read of the annual comparison data, paired with the map so survey-year movement is visible alongside country and theme signals.
Social media remains the strongest political mobilizer, while safety and voice-in-government measures stay weaker. Showing the five largest movement items for overview scanning.
Colored cells with an arrow mark statistically significant year-over-year changes at the 95% confidence level: green-teal for favorable shifts, red for unfavorable shifts. Gray cells without an arrow are not statistically significant.
Highest 2026 signal
Social media mobilizes political movements
81%
Largest YoY movement
Protesting against government feels unsafe
-7 ptsFavorable
Protesting against government feels unsafe
Youth have opportunities to participate in governance
Leaders prioritize policies that benefit youth
Home country has strong youth leaders
Refugees and migrants are treated fairly
Source: Kectil Youth Speak annual comparison tables, chart 6. Thinking about youth and politics in your home country... Base sizes: 2025 n=2,252; 2026 n=2,706. Measure: % selected top-2-box, rating 4/5 on a 5-point scale. Colored background + arrow = 2025-vs-2026 difference is statistically significant at the 95% confidence level (two-proportion z-test; run only when both years have at least 35 respondents). Gray = not a statistically significant change.
2026 slide preview
Selected 2026 slide previews pair the year-over-year chart with the larger narrative shifts in the Youth Speak results.
Slide 4
A concise framing slide for the major year-over-year shifts.
Slide 9
A bridge slide connecting governance and climate movement.
Slide 13
A headline mental-health slide for overview and theme context.
Slide 22
A jobs and entrepreneurship slide for reports and overview.
Slide 2
A final-deck summary slide for overview-level scanning.
Slide 3
A final-deck regional summary for overview and regional pages.
At a glance
A compact set of Kectil Global Youth Index score examples. Use these for orientation, then inspect exact question-level distributions in the Data Explorer.
Zimbabwe
Governance Index score
Peru
Health Index score
Kenya
Jobs Index score
Bolivia
Environment Index score
Nigeria
Governance Index score
Bangladesh
Governance Index score
Egypt
Jobs Index score
By region
Six regional groupings, six entry points. Each spotlight page pairs survey results for the listed countries with published youth voices.
581 survey responses across the listed countries, led by Kenya and Uganda. The Health Index score is highest here, with Governance close behind.
1,273 survey responses across the listed countries make this the largest spotlight grouping, led by Nigeria and Ghana. Health and Governance Index scores are highest.
672 survey responses across the listed countries, led by Peru. The Environment Index score is highest here — the highest regional theme score in any spotlight.
589 survey responses across the listed countries, led by Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Governance Index score is highest here.
587 survey responses across the listed countries, led by Zambia. Index scores here sit lower than in other spotlights, with Health at the top of the list.
89 survey responses across the listed countries, led by Egypt — the smallest spotlight grouping, so read these results as directional only. The Jobs Index score is highest.
4,958
Survey responses, 2025 and 2026
113
Home countries represented
113
Mappable countries
23
Median respondent age
