Which has higher civil society participation index, Maldives or Namibia?

Namibia, at 0.667 against 0.662 in Maldives as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Namibia?

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.

Maldives vs Namibia: Civil Society Participation Index

Maldives

0.662

in 2025

Namibia

0.667

in 2025

Maldives rank

100th

Namibia rank

97th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Maldives
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.667 against 0.662 in Maldives, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 100th and Namibia ranks 97th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 8 and Namibia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.233	0.162	0.071	Maldives
1910s	0.233	0.162	0.071	Maldives
1920s	0.233	0.162	0.071	Maldives
1930s	0.233	0.162	0.071	Maldives
1940s	0.233	0.1576	0.0754	Maldives
1950s	0.233	0.14	0.093	Maldives
1960s	0.2426	0.14	0.1026	Maldives
1970s	0.2385	0.162	0.0765	Maldives
1980s	0.1912	0.2434	0.0522	Namibia
1990s	0.4732	0.69	0.2168	Namibia
2000s	0.6031	0.715	0.1119	Namibia
2010s	0.5539	0.7147	0.1608	Namibia
2020s	0.6213	0.7012	0.0798	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Maldives or Namibia?: Namibia, at 0.667 against 0.662 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Maldives and Namibia?: 0.005, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Namibia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Namibia rank globally for civil society participation index?: Maldives ranks 100th and Namibia ranks 97th 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.