Which has higher civil society participation index, Estonia or Spain?

Spain, at 0.891 against 0.89 in Estonia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Spain?

237 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.

Estonia vs Spain: Civil Society Participation Index

Estonia

0.89

in 2025

Spain

0.891

in 2025

Estonia rank

24th

Spain rank

23rd

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Estonia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.891 against 0.89 in Estonia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 24th and Spain ranks 23rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 14 and Spain in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.213	0.07	0.143	Estonia
1790s	0.213	0.07	0.143	Estonia
1800s	0.213	0.086	0.127	Estonia
1810s	0.213	0.1038	0.1092	Estonia
1820s	0.213	0.1952	0.0178	Estonia
1830s	0.213	0.1691	0.0439	Estonia
1840s	0.213	0.229	0.016	Spain
1850s	0.213	0.229	0.016	Spain
1860s	0.213	0.2368	0.0238	Spain
1870s	0.213	0.307	0.094	Spain
1880s	0.213	0.307	0.094	Spain
1890s	0.213	0.3118	0.0988	Spain
1900s	0.257	0.355	0.098	Spain
1910s	0.3934	0.355	0.0384	Estonia
1920s	0.8472	0.2423	0.6049	Estonia
1930s	0.6103	0.4187	0.1916	Estonia
1940s	0.061	0.03	0.031	Estonia
1950s	0.061	0.03	0.031	Estonia
1960s	0.061	0.034	0.027	Estonia
1970s	0.044	0.2668	0.2228	Spain
1980s	0.0842	0.8403	0.7561	Spain
1990s	0.7933	0.854	0.0607	Spain
2000s	0.8016	0.8548	0.0532	Spain
2010s	0.8694	0.8616	0.0078	Estonia
2020s	0.8975	0.8933	0.0042	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Estonia or Spain?: Spain, at 0.891 against 0.89 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Estonia and Spain?: 0.001, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Spain?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Spain rank globally for civil society participation index?: Estonia ranks 24th and Spain ranks 23rd 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.

Individual pages

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.