Civil society participation index - Country rankings

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Civil society participation index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 19 countries was 0.607 index points. The highest value was in Brazil: 0.935 index points and the lowest value was in Nicaragua: 0.076 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
Brazil 0.935 1 1960 - 2023
Chile 0.889 2 1960 - 2023
Argentina 0.881 3 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.864 4 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 0.848 5 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 0.795 6 1960 - 2023
Colombia 0.764 7 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 0.762 8 1960 - 2023
Honduras 0.752 9 1960 - 2023
Peru 0.655 10 1960 - 2023
Panama 0.614 11 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 0.535 12 1960 - 2023
Mexico 0.512 13 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 0.447 14 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 0.432 15 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 0.373 16 1960 - 2023
Haiti 0.311 17 1960 - 2023
Cuba 0.088 18 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.076 19 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. Brazil
2. Chile
3. Argentina
4. Domin. Rep.
5. Uruguay
6. Bolivia
7. Colombia
8. Ecuador
9. Honduras
10. Peru
11. Panama
12. Paraguay
13. Mexico
14. El Salvador
15. Guatemala
16. Venezuela
17. Haiti
18. Cuba
19. Nicaragua
0.935
0.889
0.881
0.864
0.848
0.795
0.764
0.762
0.752
0.655
0.614
0.535
0.512
0.447
0.432
0.373
0.311
0.088
0.076
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0.7
0.94


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