Civil society participation index - Country rankings

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Civil society participation index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 41 countries was 0.782 index points. The highest value was in Norway: 0.985 index points and the lowest value was in Russia: 0.138 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
Norway 0.985 1 1960 - 2023
Germany 0.981 2 1960 - 2023
Denmark 0.978 3 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 0.971 4 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.96 5 1960 - 2023
Ireland 0.958 6 1960 - 2023
Belgium 0.945 7 1960 - 2023
Sweden 0.94 8 1960 - 2023
Finland 0.939 9 1960 - 2023
UK 0.914 10 1960 - 2023
Estonia 0.91 11 1990 - 2023
Slovenia 0.908 12 1989 - 2023
Netherlands 0.907 13 1960 - 2023
Spain 0.902 14 1960 - 2023
Latvia 0.898 15 1990 - 2023
Iceland 0.891 16 1960 - 2023
Italy 0.889 17 1960 - 2023
Austria 0.887 18 1960 - 2023
France 0.878 19 1960 - 2023
Moldova 0.868 20 1990 - 2023
Cyprus 0.852 21 1960 - 2023
Malta 0.852 22 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 0.839 23 1990 - 2023
Greece 0.824 24 1960 - 2023
Portugal 0.823 25 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 0.797 26 1993 - 2023
Czechia 0.792 27 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 0.766 28 1990 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.761 29 1960 - 2023
Croatia 0.711 30 1991 - 2023
Albania 0.7 31 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.673 32 1992 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.665 33 1991 - 2023
Montenegro 0.66 34 1998 - 2023
Romania 0.59 35 1960 - 2023
Poland 0.541 36 1960 - 2023
Serbia 0.524 37 1960 - 2023
Hungary 0.504 38 1960 - 2023
Turkey 0.378 39 1960 - 2023
Belarus 0.16 40 1990 - 2023
Russia 0.138 41 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. Norway
2. Germany
3. Denmark
4. Switzerland
5. Luxembourg
6. Ireland
7. Belgium
8. Sweden
9. Finland
10. UK
11. Estonia
12. Slovenia
13. Netherlands
14. Spain
15. Latvia
16. Iceland
17. Italy
18. Austria
19. France
20. Moldova
21. Cyprus
22. Malta
23. Lithuania
24. Greece
25. Portugal
26. Slovakia
27. Czechia
28. Ukraine
29. Bulgaria
30. Croatia
31. Albania
32. Bosnia & Herz.
33. North Macedonia
34. Montenegro
35. Romania
36. Poland
37. Serbia
38. Hungary
39. Turkey
40. Belarus
41. Russia
0.985
0.981
0.978
0.971
0.960
0.958
0.945
0.940
0.939
0.914
0.910
0.908
0.907
0.902
0.898
0.891
0.889
0.887
0.878
0.868
0.852
0.852
0.839
0.824
0.823
0.797
0.792
0.766
0.761
0.711
0.700
0.673
0.665
0.660
0.590
0.541
0.524
0.504
0.378
0.160
0.138
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0.5
0.7
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