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Core civil society index

0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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  1. 1Norway0.97
  2. 2Denmark0.97
  3. 3Vanuatu0.97
  4. 4Iceland0.96
  5. 5Luxembourg0.96
  6. 5Sweden0.96
  7. 6Estonia0.96
  8. 7Switzerland0.96
  9. 8Costa Rica0.95
  10. 9Japan0.95
  11. 10Ireland0.95
  12. 11Jamaica0.95
  13. 12Portugal0.94
  14. 13Spain0.94
  15. 14Suriname0.94
  16. 15Malta0.93
  17. 16United States0.92
  18. 17Timor-Leste0.92
  19. 18Lesotho0.92
  20. 19Mauritius0.92
  21. 19South Africa0.92
  22. 20Namibia0.92
  23. 20Honduras0.92
  24. 21Papua New Guinea0.91
  25. 22Sierra Leone0.91
  26. 22Armenia0.91
  27. 23Dominican Republic0.91
  28. 24Ghana0.91
  29. 25Solomon Islands0.91
  30. 26Belgium0.91
  31. 27Trinidad and Tobago0.9
  32. 28Taiwan0.9
  33. 28Latvia0.9
  34. 29Gambia, The0.9
  35. 29Barbados0.9
  36. 30Guyana0.9
  37. 31Austria0.89
  38. 32Zambia0.89
  39. 33France0.88
  40. 34Montenegro0.88
  41. 35Uruguay0.88
  42. 35Cyprus0.88
  43. 36Brazil0.88
  44. 36Canada0.88
  45. 37Australia0.88
  46. 38Italy0.87
  47. 39New Zealand0.87
  48. 40Greece0.86
  49. 41Germany0.86
  50. 42Senegal0.86
  51. 43Botswana0.86
  52. 44Lithuania0.86
  53. 45United Kingdom0.86
  54. 46Poland0.85
  55. 47Korea, Rep.0.85
  56. 47Cabo Verde0.85
  57. 48Czechia0.85
  58. 49Panama0.84
  59. 50Colombia0.84
  60. 50Bulgaria0.84
  61. 51Nigeria0.84
  62. 52Guatemala0.84
  63. 53Haiti0.84
  64. 54Seychelles0.83
  65. 54Slovenia0.83
  66. 55Finland0.83
  67. 56Liberia0.83
  68. 56Bosnia and Herzegovina0.83
  69. 57Nepal0.82
  70. 58Madagascar0.82
  71. 59Fiji0.81
  72. 59Chile0.81
  73. 60Netherlands0.81
  74. 61Kenya0.8
  75. 62Benin0.8
  76. 63Croatia0.79
  77. 64Sri Lanka0.78
  78. 65Cote d'Ivoire0.78
  79. 65Albania0.78
  80. 66Philippines0.78
  81. 67Sao Tome and Principe0.77
  82. 68Lebanon0.77
  83. 69Niger0.77
  84. 70Kosovo0.76
  85. 71Mongolia0.76
  86. 72Romania0.75
  87. 73North Macedonia0.75
  88. 74Paraguay0.74
  89. 75Peru0.74
  90. 76Gabon0.72
  91. 77Iraq0.72
  92. 78Bangladesh0.71
  93. 79Malawi0.7
  94. 80Libya0.7
  95. 81Israel0.7
  96. 82Indonesia0.69
  97. 82Malaysia0.69
  98. 82Slovak Republic0.69
  99. 83Bhutan0.69
  100. 84Tanzania0.68
  101. 85Argentina0.68
  102. 85Bolivia0.68
  103. 86Pakistan0.68
  104. 87Mauritania0.66
  105. 88Maldives0.66
  106. 88Mexico0.66
  107. 89Ukraine0.65
  108. 90Guinea-Bissau0.64
  109. 91Thailand0.63
  110. 92Moldova0.63
  111. 93Angola0.6
  112. 94Mali0.56
  113. 95Congo, Dem. Rep.0.54
  114. 96Georgia0.54
  115. 97Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.53
  116. 98Djibouti0.53
  117. 98Ecuador0.53
  118. 99Togo0.52
  119. 100Comoros0.52
  120. 101Jordan0.51
  121. 102Mozambique0.5
  122. 103Serbia0.49
  123. 104Ethiopia0.47
  124. 104Kuwait0.47
  125. 105Hungary0.46
  126. 106Morocco0.44
  127. 107El Salvador0.43
  128. 108Singapore0.39
  129. 109Central African Republic0.39
  130. 110Guinea0.34
  131. 111Uzbekistan0.31
  132. 112India0.3
  133. 113Chad0.3
  134. 114Kazakhstan0.3
  135. 115Tunisia0.3
  136. 116Turkiye0.29
  137. 117West Bank and Gaza0.28
  138. 118Yemen, Rep.0.27
  139. 119Kyrgyz Republic0.26
  140. 120Venezuela, RB0.24
  141. 121Hong Kong SAR, China0.22
  142. 122Uganda0.22
  143. 123Zimbabwe0.22
  144. 123Cameroon0.22
  145. 124Cambodia0.21
  146. 125Oman0.21
  147. 126United Arab Emirates0.2
  148. 127Rwanda0.2
  149. 128Algeria0.19
  150. 129Burkina Faso0.19
  151. 130Syrian Arab Republic0.17
  152. 131Viet Nam0.17
  153. 132Sudan0.15
  154. 133Qatar0.15
  155. 134Saudi Arabia0.15
  156. 134Burundi0.15
  157. 134Bahrain0.15
  158. 135South Sudan0.14
  159. 136Iran, Islamic Rep.0.14
  160. 137Egypt, Arab Rep.0.14
  161. 138Congo, Rep.0.13
  162. 139Myanmar0.13
  163. 140Lao PDR0.11
  164. 141Equatorial Guinea0.1
  165. 142Eswatini0.08
  166. 143Tajikistan0.07
  167. 144Nicaragua0.04
  168. 145Russian Federation0.04
  169. 146Turkmenistan0.03
  170. 146Cuba0.03
  171. 147Eritrea0.03
  172. 148Afghanistan0.03
  173. 149China0.03
  174. 149Azerbaijan0.03
  175. 150Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.02
  176. 151Belarus0.01

Core civil society index