Which has higher strong civil society index, Côte d'Ivoire or Sao Tome and Principe?

Côte d'Ivoire, at 0.778 against 0.773 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.

What is the difference in strong civil society index between Côte d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.005, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe?

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 Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Sao Tome and Principe: Strong Civil Society Index

Côte d'Ivoire

0.778

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.773

in 2025

Côte d'Ivoire rank

78th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

81st

Strong Civil Society Index over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 0.778 against 0.773 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 78th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st of 176 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.489	0.116	0.373	Côte d'Ivoire
1910s	0.4809	0.224	0.2569	Côte d'Ivoire
1920s	0.4896	0.1903	0.2993	Côte d'Ivoire
1930s	0.5164	0.12	0.3964	Côte d'Ivoire
1940s	0.5273	0.12	0.4073	Côte d'Ivoire
1950s	0.5564	0.1278	0.4286	Côte d'Ivoire
1960s	0.418	0.128	0.29	Côte d'Ivoire
1970s	0.4404	0.2515	0.1889	Côte d'Ivoire
1980s	0.5025	0.375	0.1275	Côte d'Ivoire
1990s	0.8186	0.7482	0.0704	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	0.8818	0.787	0.0948	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	0.8525	0.7845	0.068	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	0.8047	0.782	0.0227	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong civil society index, Côte d'Ivoire or Sao Tome and Principe?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 0.778 against 0.773 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong civil society index between Côte d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.005, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for strong civil society index?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 78th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Strong Civil Society Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,138 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which interest groups, labor unions, charities, and other civil society organizations are autonomous from the state and can freely pursue their goals. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (strongest).