What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?

0.004, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?

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 Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Côte d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Côte d'Ivoire

0.568

in 2025

South Africa

0.564

in 2025

Côte d'Ivoire rank

63rd

South Africa rank

64th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Côte d'Ivoire
South Africa

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 0.568 against 0.564 in South Africa, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 64th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.093	0.3551	0.2621	South Africa
1910s	0.093	0.4018	0.3088	South Africa
1920s	0.095	0.404	0.309	South Africa
1930s	0.1102	0.4136	0.3034	South Africa
1940s	0.1313	0.4082	0.2769	South Africa
1950s	0.1708	0.388	0.2172	South Africa
1960s	0.14	0.4003	0.2603	South Africa
1970s	0.1488	0.4031	0.2543	South Africa
1980s	0.3969	0.3991	0.0022	South Africa
1990s	0.5117	0.5807	0.069	South Africa
2000s	0.5885	0.638	0.0495	South Africa
2010s	0.5954	0.6074	0.012	South Africa
2020s	0.5987	0.574	0.0247	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Côte d'Ivoire or South Africa?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 0.568 against 0.564 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?: 0.004, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 64th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.