Civil society participation index - Country rankings

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Civil society participation index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 45 countries was 0.476 index points. The highest value was in Taiwan: 0.933 index points and the lowest value was in North Korea: 0.03 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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Countries Civil society participation index, 2023 Global rank Available data
Taiwan 0.933 1 1960 - 2023
Nepal 0.851 2 1960 - 2023
Israel 0.824 3 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 0.824 4 1960 - 2023
South Korea 0.813 5 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 0.801 6 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 0.778 7 1960 - 2023
Armenia 0.764 8 1990 - 2023
Georgia 0.754 9 1990 - 2023
Pakistan 0.732 10 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 0.731 11 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 0.707 12 1960 - 2023
Japan 0.682 13 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.666 14 1960 - 2023
Philippines 0.649 15 1960 - 2023
Maldives 0.636 16 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.613 17 1960 - 2023
Jordan 0.613 18 1960 - 2023
India 0.606 19 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.605 20 1971 - 2023
Mongolia 0.576 21 1960 - 2023
Thailand 0.571 22 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.561 23 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.484 24 1990 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.433 25 1990 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.409 26 1960 - 2023
Singapore 0.395 27 1960 - 2023
Oman 0.359 28 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 0.305 29 1960 - 2023
China 0.276 30 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.264 31 1990 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.261 32 1990 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.26 33 1971 - 2023
Laos 0.253 34 1960 - 2023
Yemen 0.231 35 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.22 36 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 0.21 37 1960 - 2023
Burma 0.138 38 1960 - 2023
Syria 0.129 39 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.128 40 1990 - 2023
Iran 0.113 41 1960 - 2023
Qatar 0.106 42 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.057 43 1990 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.051 44 1960 - 2023
North Korea 0.03 45 1960 - 2023



Definition: Measures the extent to which major civil society organizations are consulted by policymakers, whether women are involved, and whether legislative candidate nomination are made in a decentralized manner.

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1. Taiwan
2. Nepal
3. Israel
4. Lebanon
5. South Korea
6. Indonesia
7. Malaysia
8. Armenia
9. Georgia
10. Pakistan
11. Bhutan
12. Vietnam
13. Japan
14. Sri Lanka
15. Philippines
16. Maldives
17. Iraq
18. Jordan
19. India
20. Bangladesh
21. Mongolia
22. Thailand
23. Kuwait
24. Kazakhstan
25. Kyrgyzstan
26. Hong Kong
27. Singapore
28. Oman
29. Cambodia
30. China
31. Tajikistan
32. Uzbekistan
33. UA Emirates
34. Laos
35. Yemen
36. Saudi Arabia
37. Bahrain
38. Burma
39. Syria
40. Azerbaijan
41. Iran
42. Qatar
43. Turkmenistan
44. Afghanistan
45. North Korea
0.933
0.851
0.824
0.824
0.813
0.801
0.778
0.764
0.754
0.732
0.731
0.707
0.682
0.666
0.649
0.636
0.613
0.613
0.606
0.605
0.576
0.571
0.561
0.484
0.433
0.409
0.395
0.359
0.305
0.276
0.264
0.261
0.260
0.253
0.231
0.220
0.210
0.138
0.129
0.128
0.113
0.106
0.057
0.051
0.030
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0.5
0.7
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