Which has higher civil society participation index, Lithuania or Netherlands?

Lithuania, at 0.831 against 0.826 in Netherlands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Netherlands?

231 years are reported by both, from 1795 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.

Lithuania vs Netherlands: Civil Society Participation Index

Lithuania

0.831

in 2025

Netherlands

0.826

in 2025

Lithuania rank

41st

Netherlands rank

44th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Lithuania
Netherlands

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.831 against 0.826 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Netherlands ahead.

Lithuania ranks 41st and Netherlands ranks 44th of 176 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.213	0.577	0.364	Netherlands
1800s	0.213	0.4154	0.2024	Netherlands
1810s	0.213	0.2529	0.0399	Netherlands
1820s	0.213	0.365	0.152	Netherlands
1830s	0.213	0.585	0.372	Netherlands
1840s	0.213	0.572	0.359	Netherlands
1850s	0.213	0.52	0.307	Netherlands
1860s	0.213	0.52	0.307	Netherlands
1870s	0.213	0.52	0.307	Netherlands
1880s	0.213	0.5244	0.3114	Netherlands
1890s	0.213	0.542	0.329	Netherlands
1900s	0.257	0.542	0.285	Netherlands
1910s	0.3123	0.5648	0.2525	Netherlands
1920s	0.3279	0.635	0.3071	Netherlands
1930s	0.076	0.635	0.559	Netherlands
1940s	0.061	0.395	0.334	Netherlands
1950s	0.061	0.819	0.758	Netherlands
1960s	0.061	0.8311	0.7701	Netherlands
1970s	0.044	0.9216	0.8776	Netherlands
1980s	0.0842	0.876	0.7918	Netherlands
1990s	0.6495	0.889	0.2395	Netherlands
2000s	0.7256	0.8731	0.1475	Netherlands
2010s	0.7795	0.875	0.0955	Netherlands
2020s	0.836	0.8792	0.0432	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Lithuania or Netherlands?: Lithuania, at 0.831 against 0.826 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Lithuania and Netherlands?: 0.005, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Netherlands?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Netherlands rank globally for civil society participation index?: Lithuania ranks 41st and Netherlands ranks 44th 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.