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

Slovakia, at 0.662 against 0.656 in New Zealand as of 2025.

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

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 Slovakia: Civil Society Participation Index

New Zealand

0.656

in 2025

Slovakia

0.662

in 2025

New Zealand rank

103rd

Slovakia rank

100th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

New Zealand
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.662 against 0.656 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 103rd and Slovakia ranks 100th 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	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.491	0.1784	0.3126	New Zealand
1860s	0.491	0.2404	0.2506	New Zealand
1870s	0.5004	0.37	0.1304	New Zealand
1880s	0.5406	0.37	0.1706	New Zealand
1890s	0.7519	0.4	0.3519	New Zealand
1900s	0.785	0.4	0.385	New Zealand
1910s	0.7814	0.4332	0.3482	New Zealand
1920s	0.8	0.732	0.068	New Zealand
1930s	0.81	0.6784	0.1316	New Zealand
1940s	0.8486	0.2657	0.5829	New Zealand
1950s	0.908	0.0806	0.8274	New Zealand
1960s	0.908	0.1061	0.8019	New Zealand
1970s	0.9214	0.105	0.8164	New Zealand
1980s	0.9074	0.1072	0.8002	New Zealand
1990s	0.8884	0.744	0.1444	New Zealand
2000s	0.8557	0.775	0.0807	New Zealand
2010s	0.8595	0.7965	0.063	New Zealand
2020s	0.8232	0.7472	0.076	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, New Zealand or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 0.662 against 0.656 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between New Zealand and Slovakia?: 0.006, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Slovakia?: 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Slovakia rank globally for civil society participation index?: New Zealand ranks 103rd and Slovakia ranks 100th 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.