Which has higher civil society participation index, Ethiopia or Libya?

Libya, at 0.631 against 0.629 in Ethiopia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Libya?

106 years are reported by both, from 1911 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.

Ethiopia vs Libya: Civil Society Participation Index

Ethiopia

0.629

in 2025

Libya

0.631

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

116th

Libya rank

113th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Ethiopia
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.631 against 0.629 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Libya ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 116th and Libya ranks 113th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.061	0.089	0.028	Libya
1920s	0.061	0.089	0.028	Libya
1930s	0.0646	0.1046	0.04	Libya
1940s	0.0685	0.115	0.0465	Libya
1950s	0.064	0.259	0.195	Libya
1960s	0.064	0.2427	0.1787	Libya
1970s	0.0457	0.049	0.0033	Libya
1980s	0.0471	0.049	0.0019	Libya
1990s	0.3544	0.049	0.3054	Ethiopia
2000s	0.3578	0.0478	0.31	Ethiopia
2010s	0.3657	0.5256	0.1599	Libya
2020s	0.6907	0.6082	0.0825	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Ethiopia or Libya?: Libya, at 0.631 against 0.629 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Ethiopia and Libya?: 0.002, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Libya?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Libya rank globally for civil society participation index?: Ethiopia ranks 116th and Libya ranks 113th 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.