Which has higher civil society participation index, Libya or Mauritania?

Libya, at 0.631 against 0.63 in Mauritania as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?

106 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.

Libya vs Mauritania: Civil Society Participation Index

Libya

0.631

in 2025

Mauritania

0.63

in 2025

Libya rank

113th

Mauritania rank

115th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Libya
Mauritania

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.631 against 0.63 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Mauritania ahead.

Libya ranks 113th and Mauritania ranks 115th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.089	0.106	0.017	Mauritania
1920s	0.089	0.106	0.017	Mauritania
1930s	0.1046	0.106	0.0014	Mauritania
1940s	0.115	0.106	0.009	Libya
1950s	0.259	0.23	0.029	Libya
1960s	0.2427	0.4458	0.2031	Mauritania
1970s	0.049	0.398	0.349	Mauritania
1980s	0.049	0.208	0.159	Mauritania
1990s	0.049	0.2604	0.2114	Mauritania
2000s	0.0478	0.3832	0.3354	Mauritania
2010s	0.5256	0.4034	0.1222	Libya
2020s	0.6082	0.5773	0.0308	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Libya or Mauritania?: Libya, at 0.631 against 0.63 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Libya and Mauritania?: 0.001, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for civil society participation index?: Libya ranks 113th and Mauritania ranks 115th 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.