Which has higher civil society participation index, Austria or Spain?

Spain, at 0.891 against 0.884 in Austria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?

231 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.

Austria vs Spain: Civil Society Participation Index

Austria

0.884

in 2025

Spain

0.891

in 2025

Austria rank

26th

Spain rank

23rd

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Austria
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.891 against 0.884 in Austria, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 26th and Spain ranks 23rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 22 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.119	0.07	0.049	Austria
1790s	0.119	0.07	0.049	Austria
1800s	0.119	0.086	0.033	Austria
1810s	0.119	0.1038	0.0152	Austria
1820s	0.119	0.1952	0.0762	Spain
1830s	0.119	0.1691	0.0501	Spain
1840s	0.2312	0.229	0.0022	Austria
1850s	0.1687	0.229	0.0603	Spain
1860s	0.2746	0.2368	0.0378	Austria
1870s	0.5032	0.307	0.1962	Austria
1880s	0.5979	0.307	0.2909	Austria
1890s	0.7165	0.3118	0.4047	Austria
1900s	0.776	0.355	0.421	Austria
1910s	0.7056	0.355	0.3506	Austria
1920s	0.781	0.2423	0.5387	Austria
1930s	0.4353	0.4252	0.0101	Austria
1940s	0.8946	0.03	0.8646	Austria
1950s	0.943	0.03	0.913	Austria
1960s	0.9448	0.034	0.9108	Austria
1970s	0.945	0.2668	0.6782	Austria
1980s	0.956	0.8403	0.1157	Austria
1990s	0.9522	0.854	0.0982	Austria
2000s	0.9149	0.8548	0.0601	Austria
2010s	0.9451	0.8616	0.0835	Austria
2020s	0.8963	0.8933	0.003	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Austria or Spain?: Spain, at 0.891 against 0.884 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Austria and Spain?: 0.007, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Austria and Spain rank globally for civil society participation index?: Austria ranks 26th and Spain ranks 23rd 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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About this data

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: 07 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.