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

Ecuador, at 0.69 against 0.686 in Madagascar as of 2025.

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

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 Madagascar: Civil Society Participation Index

Ecuador

0.69

in 2025

Madagascar

0.686

in 2025

Ecuador rank

90th

Madagascar rank

91st

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Ecuador
Madagascar

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.69 against 0.686 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 90th and Madagascar ranks 91st of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 16 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.117	0.069	0.048	Ecuador
1840s	0.117	0.069	0.048	Ecuador
1850s	0.105	0.069	0.036	Ecuador
1860s	0.09	0.069	0.021	Ecuador
1870s	0.1616	0.069	0.0926	Ecuador
1880s	0.3439	0.069	0.2749	Ecuador
1890s	0.363	0.1293	0.2337	Ecuador
1900s	0.363	0.27	0.093	Ecuador
1910s	0.3282	0.27	0.0582	Ecuador
1920s	0.298	0.1899	0.1081	Ecuador
1930s	0.32	0.1862	0.1338	Ecuador
1940s	0.3425	0.1965	0.146	Ecuador
1950s	0.407	0.199	0.208	Ecuador
1960s	0.3309	0.4484	0.1175	Madagascar
1970s	0.3929	0.4735	0.0806	Madagascar
1980s	0.6218	0.5289	0.0929	Ecuador
1990s	0.7578	0.7395	0.0183	Ecuador
2000s	0.7655	0.7683	0.0028	Madagascar
2010s	0.5869	0.7274	0.1405	Madagascar
2020s	0.7058	0.702	0.0038	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Ecuador or Madagascar?: Ecuador, at 0.69 against 0.686 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Ecuador and Madagascar?: 0.004, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Madagascar?: 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Madagascar rank globally for civil society participation index?: Ecuador ranks 90th and Madagascar ranks 91st 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.