Which has higher civil society participation index, Japan or Mongolia?

Japan, at 0.683 against 0.677 in Mongolia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mongolia?

115 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.

Japan vs Mongolia: Civil Society Participation Index

Japan

0.683

in 2025

Mongolia

0.677

in 2025

Japan rank

92nd

Mongolia rank

95th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Japan
Mongolia

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.683 against 0.677 in Mongolia, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 92nd and Mongolia ranks 95th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 11 and Mongolia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.2982	0.029	0.2692	Japan
1920s	0.335	0.0338	0.3012	Japan
1930s	0.1986	0.038	0.1606	Japan
1940s	0.3787	0.034	0.3447	Japan
1950s	0.6605	0.034	0.6265	Japan
1960s	0.667	0.1578	0.5092	Japan
1970s	0.6895	0.16	0.5295	Japan
1980s	0.7114	0.16	0.5514	Japan
1990s	0.7315	0.6751	0.0564	Japan
2000s	0.7415	0.7216	0.0199	Japan
2010s	0.7283	0.7508	0.0225	Mongolia
2020s	0.6883	0.6138	0.0745	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Japan or Mongolia?: Japan, at 0.683 against 0.677 in Mongolia as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Japan and Mongolia?: 0.006, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mongolia?: 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Japan and Mongolia rank globally for civil society participation index?: Japan ranks 92nd and Mongolia ranks 95th 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.