Which has higher civil society participation index, New Zealand or Pakistan?

New Zealand, at 0.656 against 0.651 in Pakistan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Pakistan?

173 years are reported by both, from 1853 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.

New Zealand vs Pakistan: Civil Society Participation Index

New Zealand

0.656

in 2025

Pakistan

0.651

in 2025

New Zealand rank

103rd

Pakistan rank

106th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

New Zealand
Pakistan

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.656 against 0.651 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.005.

Across all 173 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 103rd and Pakistan ranks 106th of 176 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.491	0.13	0.361	New Zealand
1860s	0.491	0.13	0.361	New Zealand
1870s	0.5004	0.1936	0.3068	New Zealand
1880s	0.5406	0.307	0.2336	New Zealand
1890s	0.7519	0.307	0.4449	New Zealand
1900s	0.785	0.247	0.538	New Zealand
1910s	0.7814	0.247	0.5344	New Zealand
1920s	0.8	0.247	0.553	New Zealand
1930s	0.81	0.264	0.546	New Zealand
1940s	0.8486	0.2729	0.5757	New Zealand
1950s	0.908	0.2399	0.6681	New Zealand
1960s	0.908	0.2209	0.6871	New Zealand
1970s	0.9214	0.2752	0.6462	New Zealand
1980s	0.9074	0.2546	0.6528	New Zealand
1990s	0.8884	0.4894	0.399	New Zealand
2000s	0.8557	0.6567	0.199	New Zealand
2010s	0.8595	0.6844	0.1751	New Zealand
2020s	0.8232	0.7078	0.1153	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, New Zealand or Pakistan?: New Zealand, at 0.656 against 0.651 in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between New Zealand and Pakistan?: 0.005, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Pakistan?: 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Pakistan rank globally for civil society participation index?: New Zealand ranks 103rd and Pakistan ranks 106th 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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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: 28 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.