Which has higher civil society participation index, India or Uganda?

Uganda, at 0.698 against 0.694 in India as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Uganda?

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.

India vs Uganda: Civil Society Participation Index

India

0.694

in 2025

Uganda

0.698

in 2025

India rank

87th

Uganda rank

84th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

India
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.698 against 0.694 in India, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.

India ranks 87th and Uganda ranks 84th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.247	0.379	0.132	Uganda
1910s	0.247	0.379	0.132	Uganda
1920s	0.247	0.482	0.235	Uganda
1930s	0.264	0.46	0.196	Uganda
1940s	0.3307	0.4638	0.1331	Uganda
1950s	0.512	0.4774	0.0346	India
1960s	0.512	0.5182	0.0062	Uganda
1970s	0.4903	0.1863	0.304	India
1980s	0.7078	0.5111	0.1967	India
1990s	0.8051	0.8163	0.0112	Uganda
2000s	0.8301	0.8029	0.0272	India
2010s	0.7161	0.7777	0.0616	Uganda
2020s	0.6497	0.701	0.0513	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, India or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.698 against 0.694 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between India and Uganda?: 0.004, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Uganda?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do India and Uganda rank globally for civil society participation index?: India ranks 87th and Uganda ranks 84th 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.