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Civil society participation index

· higher is better · 175 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025

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  1. 1Germany0.98
  2. 2Norway0.97
  3. 3Switzerland0.97
  4. 3Denmark0.97
  5. 4United States0.96
  6. 5Luxembourg0.95
  7. 5Ireland0.95
  8. 6Finland0.95
  9. 7Belgium0.95
  10. 8Sweden0.94
  11. 9Canada0.94
  12. 10Malawi0.93
  13. 11Taiwan0.93
  14. 12Australia0.93
  15. 13Zambia0.92
  16. 14Trinidad and Tobago0.91
  17. 14Slovenia0.91
  18. 15Sierra Leone0.9
  19. 16Liberia0.9
  20. 17Barbados0.9
  21. 18Ghana0.89
  22. 19Latvia0.89
  23. 20Spain0.89
  24. 21Estonia0.89
  25. 22United Kingdom0.89
  26. 23Austria0.88
  27. 24Costa Rica0.88
  28. 25Italy0.88
  29. 26Senegal0.87
  30. 26Iceland0.87
  31. 27France0.87
  32. 28Brazil0.87
  33. 29Bulgaria0.86
  34. 29Nepal0.86
  35. 29Seychelles0.86
  36. 30Botswana0.86
  37. 31Mauritius0.85
  38. 32Fiji0.85
  39. 33Bolivia0.85
  40. 33Uruguay0.85
  41. 34Lithuania0.83
  42. 35Suriname0.83
  43. 36Cyprus0.83
  44. 37Netherlands0.83
  45. 38Dominican Republic0.82
  46. 39Niger0.82
  47. 39Malta0.82
  48. 39Vanuatu0.82
  49. 40Lebanon0.81
  50. 41Sri Lanka0.81
  51. 42Korea, Rep.0.8
  52. 43Israel0.8
  53. 44Gambia, The0.8
  54. 45Tanzania0.79
  55. 46Moldova0.79
  56. 46Colombia0.79
  57. 47Nigeria0.79
  58. 48Guinea-Bissau0.78
  59. 49Czechia0.78
  60. 49Jamaica0.78
  61. 50South Africa0.78
  62. 51Chile0.78
  63. 52Guyana0.77
  64. 53Guatemala0.76
  65. 54Zimbabwe0.76
  66. 55Malaysia0.76
  67. 56Honduras0.75
  68. 56Timor-Leste0.75
  69. 57Greece0.75
  70. 58Lesotho0.74
  71. 59Poland0.73
  72. 60Solomon Islands0.73
  73. 61Ukraine0.73
  74. 62Kenya0.72
  75. 63Gabon0.71
  76. 64Indonesia0.71
  77. 64Portugal0.71
  78. 65Montenegro0.71
  79. 66Cote d'Ivoire0.71
  80. 66Argentina0.71
  81. 67Peru0.71
  82. 68Mozambique0.71
  83. 69Mali0.7
  84. 70Uganda0.7
  85. 71Iraq0.7
  86. 72Bangladesh0.7
  87. 73Bhutan0.69
  88. 73India0.69
  89. 73Croatia0.69
  90. 74Ecuador0.69
  91. 75Madagascar0.69
  92. 76Japan0.68
  93. 76Cabo Verde0.68
  94. 77Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.68
  95. 78Mongolia0.68
  96. 79Sao Tome and Principe0.68
  97. 80Namibia0.67
  98. 81Philippines0.67
  99. 81Viet Nam0.67
  100. 82Maldives0.66
  101. 82Slovak Republic0.66
  102. 82Bosnia and Herzegovina0.66
  103. 83Armenia0.66
  104. 83New Zealand0.66
  105. 83Romania0.66
  106. 84Morocco0.65
  107. 84Pakistan0.65
  108. 85Jordan0.65
  109. 86Thailand0.64
  110. 87Burkina Faso0.64
  111. 88Benin0.63
  112. 88Panama0.63
  113. 89Libya0.63
  114. 89Togo0.63
  115. 90Mauritania0.63
  116. 91Ethiopia0.63
  117. 92Papua New Guinea0.6
  118. 93Albania0.6
  119. 94Congo, Rep.0.57
  120. 95Georgia0.55
  121. 96Comoros0.55
  122. 97North Macedonia0.54
  123. 98Guinea0.53
  124. 99Serbia0.53
  125. 100Congo, Dem. Rep.0.52
  126. 101Mexico0.49
  127. 102Paraguay0.48
  128. 103Haiti0.48
  129. 103Tunisia0.48
  130. 104Kuwait0.47
  131. 105Cameroon0.47
  132. 106Djibouti0.44
  133. 107Hungary0.43
  134. 108Angola0.43
  135. 109Kazakhstan0.42
  136. 110Singapore0.41
  137. 111El Salvador0.41
  138. 112Rwanda0.4
  139. 113Hong Kong SAR, China0.4
  140. 114Chad0.39
  141. 115Eswatini0.38
  142. 116Venezuela, RB0.38
  143. 117Kyrgyz Republic0.37
  144. 118Turkiye0.36
  145. 119Syrian Arab Republic0.35
  146. 120Uzbekistan0.34
  147. 121Central African Republic0.34
  148. 122Oman0.32
  149. 123Burundi0.31
  150. 124Algeria0.3
  151. 125United Arab Emirates0.27
  152. 126Cambodia0.27
  153. 127Yemen, Rep.0.26
  154. 128Sudan0.26
  155. 129Saudi Arabia0.25
  156. 130Bahrain0.25
  157. 131South Sudan0.23
  158. 132Lao PDR0.23
  159. 133China0.22
  160. 134Egypt, Arab Rep.0.21
  161. 135Russian Federation0.2
  162. 136Qatar0.18
  163. 137Iran, Islamic Rep.0.15
  164. 138Tajikistan0.15
  165. 139Myanmar0.13
  166. 140Nicaragua0.11
  167. 141Belarus0.11
  168. 142Equatorial Guinea0.1
  169. 143Cuba0.09
  170. 144Azerbaijan0.08
  171. 145Turkmenistan0.07
  172. 146Afghanistan0.04
  173. 147Eritrea0.03
  174. 148Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.03

Civil society participation index