Which has higher civil society participation index, Denmark or Germany?

Germany, at 0.979 against 0.971 in Denmark as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?

191 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.

Denmark vs Germany: Civil Society Participation Index

Denmark

0.971

in 2025

Germany

0.979

in 2025

Denmark rank

3rd

Germany rank

1st

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Denmark
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.979 against 0.971 in Denmark, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Germany ahead.

Denmark ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 15 and Germany in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.155	0.172	0.017	Germany
1790s	0.155	0.172	0.017	Germany
1800s	0.155	0.172	0.017	Germany
1810s	0.155	0.172	0.017	Germany
1820s	0.155	0.172	0.017	Germany
1830s	0.2965	0.172	0.1245	Denmark
1840s	0.4491	0.2184	0.2307	Denmark
1850s	0.549	0.404	0.145	Denmark
1860s	0.761	0.404	0.357	Denmark
1870s	0.731	0.4766	0.2544	Denmark
1880s	0.84	0.489	0.351	Denmark
1890s	0.84	0.5965	0.2435	Denmark
1900s	0.8428	0.6091	0.2337	Denmark
1910s	0.8714	0.6344	0.237	Denmark
1920s	0.922	0.8322	0.0898	Denmark
1930s	0.922	0.273	0.649	Denmark
1940s	0.8512	0.04	0.8112	Denmark
1990s	0.987	0.9769	0.0101	Denmark
2000s	0.987	0.98	0.007	Denmark
2010s	0.9865	0.98	0.0065	Denmark
2020s	0.9735	0.9797	0.0062	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Denmark or Germany?: Germany, at 0.979 against 0.971 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Denmark and Germany?: 0.008, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?: 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for civil society participation index?: Denmark ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 1st 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.