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

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.099 against 0.094 in Cuba as of 2025.

What is the difference in civil society participation index between Cuba and Equatorial Guinea?

0.005, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba 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.

Cuba vs Equatorial Guinea: Civil Society Participation Index

Cuba

0.094

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea

0.099

in 2025

Cuba rank

171st

Equatorial Guinea rank

170th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Cuba
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.099 against 0.094 in Cuba, a difference of 0.005.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 171st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 8 and Equatorial Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.685	0.024	0.661	Cuba
1910s	0.775	0.024	0.751	Cuba
1920s	0.7596	0.024	0.7356	Cuba
1930s	0.7993	0.024	0.7753	Cuba
1940s	0.8773	0.039	0.8383	Cuba
1950s	0.7526	0.08	0.6726	Cuba
1960s	0.13	0.0758	0.0542	Cuba
1970s	0.13	0.016	0.114	Cuba
1980s	0.13	0.136	0.006	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.13	0.1472	0.0172	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.13	0.167	0.037	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.1145	0.1272	0.0127	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.0923	0.145	0.0527	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Cuba or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.099 against 0.094 in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Cuba and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.005, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Equatorial Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for civil society participation index?: Cuba ranks 171st 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.