Which has higher civil society participation index, Afghanistan or North Korea?

Afghanistan, at 0.043 against 0.028 in North Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?

203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs North Korea: Civil Society Participation Index

Afghanistan

0.043

in 2025

North Korea

0.028

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

174th

North Korea rank

176th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Afghanistan
North Korea

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.043 against 0.028 in North Korea, a difference of 0.015.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times North Korea's.

Across all 203 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 174th and North Korea ranks 176th of 176 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.206	0.112	0.094	Afghanistan
1790s	0.206	0.112	0.094	Afghanistan
1800s	0.206	0.112	0.094	Afghanistan
1810s	0.206	0.112	0.094	Afghanistan
1820s	0.206	0.112	0.094	Afghanistan
1830s	0.206	0.112	0.094	Afghanistan
1840s	0.206	0.112	0.094	Afghanistan
1850s	0.206	0.112	0.094	Afghanistan
1860s	0.206	0.112	0.094	Afghanistan
1870s	0.206	0.112	0.094	Afghanistan
1880s	0.206	0.112	0.094	Afghanistan
1890s	0.206	0.0963	0.1097	Afghanistan
1900s	0.226	0.089	0.137	Afghanistan
1910s	0.231	0.056	0.175	Afghanistan
1940s	0.3128	0.1758	0.137	Afghanistan
1950s	0.335	0.107	0.228	Afghanistan
1960s	0.2382	0.074	0.1642	Afghanistan
1970s	0.2365	0.0324	0.2041	Afghanistan
1980s	0.168	0.022	0.146	Afghanistan
1990s	0.1248	0.022	0.1028	Afghanistan
2000s	0.5408	0.022	0.5188	Afghanistan
2010s	0.6512	0.024	0.6272	Afghanistan
2020s	0.1625	0.0273	0.1352	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Afghanistan or North Korea?: Afghanistan, at 0.043 against 0.028 in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Afghanistan and North Korea?: 0.015, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?: 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for civil society participation index?: Afghanistan ranks 174th and North Korea ranks 176th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which major civil society organizations are routinely consulted by policymakers, how many people are involved in them, women can participate, and candidate nomination for the legislature within parties is decentralized or made through primaries.