France vs Italy: Civil society participation index

France
0.866
in 2025
Italy
0.882
in 2025
France rank
31st
Italy rank
28th

Civil society participation index over time

  • France
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.882 against 0.866 in France, a difference of 0.016.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was France ahead.

France ranks 31st and Italy ranks 28th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, France averaged higher in 18 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Italy Difference Ahead
1810s 0.103 0.048 0.055 France
1820s 0.103 0.048 0.055 France
1830s 0.538 0.048 0.49 France
1840s 0.5658 0.0662 0.4996 France
1850s 0.4778 0.2 0.2778 France
1860s 0.435 0.2128 0.2222 France
1870s 0.656 0.201 0.455 France
1880s 0.656 0.243 0.413 France
1890s 0.656 0.283 0.373 France
1900s 0.7082 0.5352 0.173 France
1910s 0.7178 0.5159 0.2019 France
1920s 0.717 0.225 0.492 France
1930s 0.717 0.0738 0.6432 France
1940s 0.4691 0.2672 0.2019 France
1950s 0.88 0.6701 0.2099 France
1960s 0.868 0.7079 0.1601 France
1970s 0.868 0.806 0.062 France
1980s 0.9056 0.799 0.1066 France
1990s 0.915 0.924 0.009 Italy
2000s 0.912 0.9243 0.0123 Italy
2010s 0.9037 0.9086 0.0049 Italy
2020s 0.881 0.8915 0.0105 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, France or Italy?
Italy, at 0.882 against 0.866 in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between France and Italy?
0.016, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do France and Italy rank globally for civil society participation index?
France ranks 31st and Italy ranks 28th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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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Indicator
Civil society participation index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed