What is the difference in civil society participation index between Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?

0.004, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Guinea-Bissau vs South Africa: Civil Society Participation Index

Guinea-Bissau

0.78

in 2025

South Africa

0.776

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

58th

South Africa rank

61st

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Guinea-Bissau
South Africa

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.78 against 0.776 in South Africa, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 61st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.127	0.361	0.234	South Africa
1910s	0.1418	0.3785	0.2367	South Africa
1920s	0.164	0.386	0.222	South Africa
1930s	0.1404	0.395	0.2546	South Africa
1940s	0.105	0.3806	0.2756	South Africa
1950s	0.105	0.33	0.225	South Africa
1960s	0.12	0.33	0.21	South Africa
1970s	0.2786	0.3426	0.064	South Africa
1980s	0.379	0.38	0.001	South Africa
1990s	0.5666	0.7911	0.2245	South Africa
2000s	0.6917	0.8609	0.1692	South Africa
2010s	0.7674	0.8428	0.0754	South Africa
2020s	0.7937	0.775	0.0187	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Guinea-Bissau or South Africa?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.78 against 0.776 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?: 0.004, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and South Africa rank globally for civil society participation index?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 61st 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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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: 28 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.