Which has higher civil society participation index, Greece or Poland?

Greece, at 0.752 against 0.729 in Poland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?

171 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.

Greece vs Poland: Civil Society Participation Index

Greece

0.752

in 2025

Poland

0.729

in 2025

Greece rank

69th

Poland rank

71st

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Greece
Poland

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.752 against 0.729 in Poland, a difference of 0.023.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.

Greece ranks 69th and Poland ranks 71st of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 13 and Poland in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.157	0.596	0.439	Poland
1790s	0.157	0.3525	0.1955	Poland
1800s	0.157	0.109	0.048	Greece
1810s	0.157	0.1002	0.0568	Greece
1820s	0.101	0.111	0.01	Poland
1830s	0.087	0.0774	0.0096	Greece
1840s	0.087	0.053	0.034	Greece
1850s	0.087	0.0646	0.0224	Greece
1860s	0.087	0.082	0.005	Greece
1910s	0.119	0.464	0.345	Poland
1920s	0.145	0.4966	0.3516	Poland
1930s	0.1193	0.3099	0.1906	Poland
1940s	0.1805	0.1648	0.0157	Greece
1950s	0.3225	0.081	0.2415	Greece
1960s	0.2452	0.0818	0.1634	Greece
1970s	0.3703	0.107	0.2633	Greece
1980s	0.7167	0.2758	0.4409	Greece
1990s	0.863	0.8698	0.0068	Poland
2000s	0.863	0.8643	0.0013	Poland
2010s	0.88	0.7619	0.1181	Greece
2020s	0.8222	0.6242	0.198	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Greece or Poland?: Greece, at 0.752 against 0.729 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Greece and Poland?: 0.023, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?: 171 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Greece and Poland rank globally for civil society participation index?: Greece ranks 69th and Poland ranks 71st 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.