Which has higher civil society participation index, Ecuador or India?

India, at 0.694 against 0.69 in Ecuador as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and India?

196 years are reported by both, from 1830 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.

Ecuador vs India: Civil Society Participation Index

Ecuador

0.69

in 2025

India

0.694

in 2025

Ecuador rank

90th

India rank

87th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Ecuador
India

How they compare

India currently reports 0.694 against 0.69 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 90th and India ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 9 and India in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	India	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.117	0.0992	0.0178	Ecuador
1840s	0.117	0.13	0.013	India
1850s	0.105	0.13	0.025	India
1860s	0.09	0.13	0.04	India
1870s	0.1616	0.1936	0.032	India
1880s	0.3439	0.307	0.0369	Ecuador
1890s	0.363	0.307	0.056	Ecuador
1900s	0.363	0.247	0.116	Ecuador
1910s	0.3282	0.247	0.0812	Ecuador
1920s	0.298	0.247	0.051	Ecuador
1930s	0.32	0.264	0.056	Ecuador
1940s	0.3425	0.3307	0.0118	Ecuador
1950s	0.407	0.512	0.105	India
1960s	0.3309	0.512	0.1811	India
1970s	0.3929	0.4903	0.0974	India
1980s	0.6218	0.7078	0.086	India
1990s	0.7578	0.8051	0.0473	India
2000s	0.7655	0.8301	0.0646	India
2010s	0.5869	0.7161	0.1292	India
2020s	0.7058	0.6497	0.0562	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Ecuador or India?: India, at 0.694 against 0.69 in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Ecuador and India?: 0.004, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and India?: 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and India rank globally for civil society participation index?: Ecuador ranks 90th and India ranks 87th 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.