Which has higher civil society participation index, Belarus or Cuba?

Belarus, at 0.112 against 0.094 in Cuba as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Cuba?

231 years are reported by both, from 1795 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.

Belarus vs Cuba: Civil Society Participation Index

Belarus

0.112

in 2025

Cuba

0.094

in 2025

Belarus rank

168th

Cuba rank

171st

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Belarus
Cuba

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.112 against 0.094 in Cuba, a difference of 0.018.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 168th and Cuba ranks 171st of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 15 and Cuba in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.213	0.057	0.156	Belarus
1800s	0.213	0.057	0.156	Belarus
1810s	0.213	0.057	0.156	Belarus
1820s	0.213	0.057	0.156	Belarus
1830s	0.213	0.057	0.156	Belarus
1840s	0.213	0.057	0.156	Belarus
1850s	0.213	0.057	0.156	Belarus
1860s	0.213	0.057	0.156	Belarus
1870s	0.213	0.0639	0.1491	Belarus
1880s	0.213	0.095	0.118	Belarus
1890s	0.213	0.1678	0.0452	Belarus
1900s	0.257	0.685	0.428	Cuba
1910s	0.247	0.775	0.528	Cuba
1920s	0.0755	0.7596	0.6841	Cuba
1930s	0.061	0.7993	0.7383	Cuba
1940s	0.061	0.8773	0.8163	Cuba
1950s	0.061	0.7526	0.6916	Cuba
1960s	0.061	0.13	0.069	Cuba
1970s	0.044	0.13	0.086	Cuba
1980s	0.0842	0.13	0.0458	Cuba
1990s	0.5311	0.13	0.4011	Belarus
2000s	0.2918	0.13	0.1618	Belarus
2010s	0.3332	0.1145	0.2187	Belarus
2020s	0.2012	0.0923	0.1088	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Belarus or Cuba?: Belarus, at 0.112 against 0.094 in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Belarus and Cuba?: 0.018, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Cuba?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Cuba rank globally for civil society participation index?: Belarus ranks 168th and Cuba ranks 171st 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.