Civil society participation index - Country rankings

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Civil society participation index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 0.661 index points. The highest value was in Sierra Leone: 0.916 index points and the lowest value was in Eritrea: 0.061 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
Sierra Leone 0.916 1 1960 - 2023
Zambia 0.91 2 1960 - 2023
Liberia 0.909 3 1960 - 2023
Botswana 0.885 4 1960 - 2023
Niger 0.871 5 1960 - 2023
Senegal 0.851 6 1960 - 2023
Ghana 0.848 7 1960 - 2023
Kenya 0.844 8 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 0.835 9 1960 - 2023
Mali 0.834 10 1960 - 2023
Malawi 0.832 11 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.831 12 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.822 13 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 0.822 14 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 0.819 15 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.796 16 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 0.79 17 1960 - 2023
South Africa 0.765 18 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.735 19 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.733 20 1960 - 2023
Gabon 0.71 21 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 0.71 22 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.705 23 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.705 24 1960 - 2023
Guinea 0.703 25 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.702 26 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 0.699 27 1960 - 2023
Namibia 0.699 28 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.646 29 1960 - 2023
Benin 0.632 30 1960 - 2023
Uganda 0.632 31 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.622 32 1960 - 2023
Comoros 0.588 33 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 0.581 34 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 0.58 35 1961 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.555 36 1960 - 2023
Somalia 0.555 37 1960 - 2023
Togo 0.515 38 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.457 39 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 0.418 40 1960 - 2023
Chad 0.395 41 1960 - 2023
Sudan 0.392 42 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 0.386 43 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.38 44 1960 - 2023
Burundi 0.247 45 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.154 46 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 0.061 47 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. Sierra Leone
2. Zambia
3. Liberia
4. Botswana
5. Niger
6. Senegal
7. Ghana
8. Kenya
9. Nigeria
10. Mali
11. Malawi
12. Gambia
13. Ivory Coast
14. Seychelles
15. Tanzania
16. G.-Bissau
17. Mauritius
18. South Africa
19. Mozambique
20. Zimbabwe
21. Gabon
22. Lesotho
23. Ethiopia
24. S.T.&Principe
25. Guinea
26. Burkina Faso
27. Madagascar
28. Namibia
29. Cape Verde
30. Benin
31. Uganda
32. R. of Congo
33. Comoros
34. Mauritania
35. Cameroon
36. C.A. Republic
37. Somalia
38. Togo
39. Angola
40. DR Congo
41. Chad
42. Sudan
43. Rwanda
44. Swaziland
45. Burundi
46. Eq. Guinea
47. Eritrea
0.916
0.910
0.909
0.885
0.871
0.851
0.848
0.844
0.835
0.834
0.832
0.831
0.822
0.822
0.819
0.796
0.790
0.765
0.735
0.733
0.710
0.710
0.705
0.705
0.703
0.702
0.699
0.699
0.646
0.632
0.632
0.622
0.588
0.581
0.580
0.555
0.555
0.515
0.457
0.418
0.395
0.392
0.386
0.380
0.247
0.154
0.061
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