Civil society participation index - Country rankings

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Civil society participation index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 18 countries was 0.395 index points. The highest value was in Lebanon: 0.824 index points and the lowest value was in Qatar: 0.106 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
Lebanon 0.824 1 1960 - 2023
Morocco 0.678 2 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.616 3 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.613 4 1960 - 2023
Jordan 0.613 5 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 0.573 6 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.561 7 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 0.457 8 1960 - 2023
Oman 0.359 9 1960 - 2023
Algeria 0.352 10 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.26 11 1971 - 2023
Yemen 0.231 12 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.22 13 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 0.21 14 1960 - 2023
Egypt 0.193 15 1960 - 2023
Syria 0.129 16 1960 - 2023
Iran 0.113 17 1960 - 2023
Qatar 0.106 18 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. Lebanon
2. Morocco
3. Libya
4. Iraq
5. Jordan
6. Tunisia
7. Kuwait
8. Djibouti
9. Oman
10. Algeria
11. UA Emirates
12. Yemen
13. Saudi Arabia
14. Bahrain
15. Egypt
16. Syria
17. Iran
18. Qatar
0.824
0.678
0.616
0.613
0.613
0.573
0.561
0.457
0.359
0.352
0.260
0.231
0.220
0.210
0.193
0.129
0.113
0.106
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0.4
0.6
0.82


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