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

Netherlands, at 0.826 against 0.82 in Malta as of 2025.

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

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.

Malta vs Netherlands: Civil Society Participation Index

Malta

0.82

in 2025

Netherlands

0.826

in 2025

Malta rank

46th

Netherlands rank

44th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Malta
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.826 against 0.82 in Malta, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.

Malta ranks 46th and Netherlands ranks 44th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.397	0.542	0.145	Netherlands
1910s	0.397	0.5648	0.1678	Netherlands
1920s	0.4357	0.635	0.1993	Netherlands
1930s	0.444	0.635	0.191	Netherlands
1940s	0.4561	0.395	0.0611	Malta
1950s	0.502	0.819	0.317	Netherlands
1960s	0.7001	0.8311	0.131	Netherlands
1970s	0.841	0.9216	0.0806	Netherlands
1980s	0.841	0.876	0.035	Netherlands
1990s	0.841	0.889	0.048	Netherlands
2000s	0.841	0.8731	0.0321	Netherlands
2010s	0.8236	0.875	0.0514	Netherlands
2020s	0.8258	0.8792	0.0533	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Malta or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.826 against 0.82 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Malta and Netherlands?: 0.006, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for civil society participation index?: Malta ranks 46th 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.