Which has higher civil society participation index, Belarus or Equatorial Guinea?

Belarus, at 0.112 against 0.099 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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 Equatorial Guinea: Civil Society Participation Index

Belarus

0.112

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea

0.099

in 2025

Belarus rank

168th

Equatorial Guinea rank

170th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Belarus
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.112 against 0.099 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.013.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 168th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 10 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.257	0.024	0.233	Belarus
1910s	0.247	0.024	0.223	Belarus
1920s	0.0755	0.024	0.0515	Belarus
1930s	0.061	0.024	0.037	Belarus
1940s	0.061	0.039	0.022	Belarus
1950s	0.061	0.08	0.019	Equatorial Guinea
1960s	0.061	0.0758	0.0148	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	0.044	0.016	0.028	Belarus
1980s	0.0842	0.136	0.0518	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.5311	0.1472	0.3839	Belarus
2000s	0.2918	0.167	0.1248	Belarus
2010s	0.3332	0.1272	0.206	Belarus
2020s	0.2012	0.145	0.0562	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Belarus or Equatorial Guinea?: Belarus, at 0.112 against 0.099 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Belarus and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.013, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Equatorial Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for civil society participation index?: Belarus ranks 168th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th 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.