Which has higher civil society participation index, Kuwait or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 0.478 against 0.473 in Kuwait as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tunisia?

237 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.

Kuwait vs Tunisia: Civil Society Participation Index

Kuwait

0.473

in 2025

Tunisia

0.478

in 2025

Kuwait rank

130th

Tunisia rank

128th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Kuwait
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 0.478 against 0.473 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 130th and Tunisia ranks 128th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 23 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.12	0.035	0.085	Kuwait
1790s	0.12	0.035	0.085	Kuwait
1800s	0.12	0.035	0.085	Kuwait
1810s	0.12	0.035	0.085	Kuwait
1820s	0.12	0.035	0.085	Kuwait
1830s	0.12	0.035	0.085	Kuwait
1840s	0.12	0.035	0.085	Kuwait
1850s	0.12	0.035	0.085	Kuwait
1860s	0.12	0.035	0.085	Kuwait
1870s	0.12	0.035	0.085	Kuwait
1880s	0.12	0.0413	0.0787	Kuwait
1890s	0.12	0.042	0.078	Kuwait
1900s	0.12	0.042	0.078	Kuwait
1910s	0.12	0.042	0.078	Kuwait
1920s	0.1709	0.042	0.1289	Kuwait
1930s	0.1764	0.042	0.1344	Kuwait
1940s	0.161	0.042	0.119	Kuwait
1950s	0.252	0.0979	0.1541	Kuwait
1960s	0.5921	0.299	0.2931	Kuwait
1970s	0.608	0.302	0.306	Kuwait
1980s	0.5349	0.3116	0.2233	Kuwait
1990s	0.4846	0.337	0.1476	Kuwait
2000s	0.5453	0.337	0.2083	Kuwait
2010s	0.5671	0.8336	0.2665	Tunisia
2020s	0.5155	0.6275	0.112	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Kuwait or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 0.478 against 0.473 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Kuwait and Tunisia?: 0.005, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tunisia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Tunisia rank globally for civil society participation index?: Kuwait ranks 130th and Tunisia ranks 128th 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.