What is civil society participation index in Brazil?

Civil society participation index in Brazil was 0.865 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.948 in 2003.

What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 1789.

How does Brazil rank for civil society participation index?

Brazil ranks 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Brazil data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Civil Society Participation Index in Brazil

Name: Civil Society Participation Index in Brazil
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.865 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.865

Change on year

down 3.5%

World rank

32nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.948

in 2003

All-time low

0.062

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Civil Society Participation Index in Brazil, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.865 for civil society participation index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Brazil peaked at 0.948 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.062, in 1789.

Brazil ranks 32nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Civil Society Participation Index in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Civil Society Participation Index in Brazil, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.062	—
1790	0.062	+0.0%
1791	0.062	+0.0%
1792	0.062	+0.0%
1793	0.062	+0.0%
1794	0.062	+0.0%
1795	0.062	+0.0%
1796	0.062	+0.0%
1797	0.062	+0.0%
1798	0.062	+0.0%
1799	0.062	+0.0%
1800	0.062	+0.0%
1801	0.062	+0.0%
1802	0.062	+0.0%
1803	0.062	+0.0%
1804	0.062	+0.0%
1805	0.062	+0.0%
1806	0.062	+0.0%
1807	0.062	+0.0%
1808	0.062	+0.0%
1809	0.062	+0.0%
1810	0.062	+0.0%
1811	0.062	+0.0%
1812	0.062	+0.0%
1813	0.062	+0.0%
1814	0.062	+0.0%
1815	0.062	+0.0%
1816	0.062	+0.0%
1817	0.062	+0.0%
1818	0.062	+0.0%
1819	0.062	+0.0%
1820	0.062	+0.0%
1821	0.062	+0.0%
1822	0.102	+64.5%
1823	0.221	+116.7%
1824	0.221	+0.0%
1825	0.159	-28.1%
1826	0.159	+0.0%
1827	0.159	+0.0%
1828	0.159	+0.0%
1829	0.159	+0.0%
1830	0.159	+0.0%
1831	0.159	+0.0%
1832	0.159	+0.0%
1833	0.159	+0.0%
1834	0.159	+0.0%
1835	0.159	+0.0%
1836	0.159	+0.0%
1837	0.159	+0.0%
1838	0.159	+0.0%
1839	0.159	+0.0%
1840	0.159	+0.0%
1841	0.159	+0.0%
1842	0.159	+0.0%
1843	0.159	+0.0%
1844	0.159	+0.0%
1845	0.159	+0.0%
1846	0.159	+0.0%
1847	0.159	+0.0%
1848	0.159	+0.0%
1849	0.159	+0.0%
1850	0.159	+0.0%
1851	0.159	+0.0%
1852	0.159	+0.0%
1853	0.2	+25.8%
1854	0.2	+0.0%
1855	0.2	+0.0%
1856	0.2	+0.0%
1857	0.2	+0.0%
1858	0.2	+0.0%
1859	0.2	+0.0%
1860	0.2	+0.0%
1861	0.2	+0.0%
1862	0.2	+0.0%
1863	0.2	+0.0%
1864	0.2	+0.0%
1865	0.2	+0.0%
1866	0.2	+0.0%
1867	0.2	+0.0%
1868	0.2	+0.0%
1869	0.2	+0.0%
1870	0.2	+0.0%
1871	0.2	+0.0%
1872	0.2	+0.0%
1873	0.2	+0.0%
1874	0.2	+0.0%
1875	0.2	+0.0%
1876	0.2	+0.0%
1877	0.2	+0.0%
1878	0.2	+0.0%
1879	0.2	+0.0%
1880	0.2	+0.0%
1881	0.2	+0.0%
1882	0.291	+45.5%
1883	0.738	+153.6%
1884	0.738	+0.0%
1885	0.738	+0.0%
1886	0.296	-59.9%
1887	0.296	+0.0%
1888	0.534	+80.4%
1889	0.451	-15.5%
1890	0.197	-56.3%
1891	0.197	+0.0%
1892	0.197	+0.0%
1893	0.197	+0.0%
1894	0.219	+11.2%
1895	0.219	+0.0%
1896	0.219	+0.0%
1897	0.219	+0.0%
1898	0.272	+24.2%
1899	0.272	+0.0%
1900	0.272	+0.0%
1901	0.272	+0.0%
1902	0.272	+0.0%
1903	0.272	+0.0%
1904	0.272	+0.0%
1905	0.272	+0.0%
1906	0.272	+0.0%
1907	0.272	+0.0%
1908	0.272	+0.0%
1909	0.272	+0.0%
1910	0.272	+0.0%
1911	0.272	+0.0%
1912	0.272	+0.0%
1913	0.272	+0.0%
1914	0.272	+0.0%
1915	0.272	+0.0%
1916	0.272	+0.0%
1917	0.272	+0.0%
1918	0.272	+0.0%
1919	0.272	+0.0%
1920	0.269	-1.1%
1921	0.269	+0.0%
1922	0.269	+0.0%
1923	0.269	+0.0%
1924	0.29	+7.8%
1925	0.29	+0.0%
1926	0.29	+0.0%
1927	0.29	+0.0%
1928	0.29	+0.0%
1929	0.29	+0.0%
1930	0.299	+3.1%
1931	0.299	+0.0%
1932	0.299	+0.0%
1933	0.299	+0.0%
1934	0.299	+0.0%
1935	0.299	+0.0%
1936	0.299	+0.0%
1937	0.14	-53.2%
1938	0.14	+0.0%
1939	0.14	+0.0%
1940	0.14	+0.0%
1941	0.14	+0.0%
1942	0.14	+0.0%
1943	0.14	+0.0%
1944	0.14	+0.0%
1945	0.138	-1.4%
1946	0.44	+218.8%
1947	0.445	+1.1%
1948	0.445	+0.0%
1949	0.445	+0.0%
1950	0.445	+0.0%
1951	0.48	+7.9%
1952	0.48	+0.0%
1953	0.48	+0.0%
1954	0.48	+0.0%
1955	0.48	+0.0%
1956	0.48	+0.0%
1957	0.48	+0.0%
1958	0.48	+0.0%
1959	0.48	+0.0%
1960	0.48	+0.0%
1961	0.48	+0.0%
1962	0.48	+0.0%
1963	0.48	+0.0%
1964	0.158	-67.1%
1965	0.158	+0.0%
1966	0.155	-1.9%
1967	0.155	+0.0%
1968	0.155	+0.0%
1969	0.155	+0.0%
1970	0.163	+5.2%
1971	0.163	+0.0%
1972	0.163	+0.0%
1973	0.163	+0.0%
1974	0.283	+73.6%
1975	0.343	+21.2%
1976	0.343	+0.0%
1977	0.343	+0.0%
1978	0.349	+1.7%
1979	0.349	+0.0%
1980	0.446	+27.8%
1981	0.446	+0.0%
1982	0.453	+1.6%
1983	0.453	+0.0%
1984	0.481	+6.2%
1985	0.693	+44.1%
1986	0.729	+5.2%
1987	0.733	+0.5%
1988	0.812	+10.8%
1989	0.812	+0.0%
1990	0.812	+0.0%
1991	0.812	+0.0%
1992	0.812	+0.0%
1993	0.812	+0.0%
1994	0.812	+0.0%
1995	0.812	+0.0%
1996	0.873	+7.5%
1997	0.873	+0.0%
1998	0.9	+3.1%
1999	0.9	+0.0%
2000	0.9	+0.0%
2001	0.9	+0.0%
2002	0.9	+0.0%
2003	0.948	+5.3%
2004	0.948	+0.0%
2005	0.948	+0.0%
2006	0.948	+0.0%
2007	0.948	+0.0%
2008	0.942	-0.6%
2009	0.942	+0.0%
2010	0.942	+0.0%
2011	0.933	-1.0%
2012	0.924	-1.0%
2013	0.917	-0.8%
2014	0.917	+0.0%
2015	0.917	+0.0%
2016	0.789	-14.0%
2017	0.755	-4.3%
2018	0.733	-2.9%
2019	0.719	-1.9%
2020	0.732	+1.8%
2021	0.711	-2.9%
2022	0.75	+5.5%
2023	0.935	+24.7%
2024	0.896	-4.2%
2025	0.865	-3.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

Brazil's 0.865 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.666, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Brazil's 0.865 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.761, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.062	0.062	0.062	1
1790s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1800s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1810s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1820s	0.1463	0.062	0.221	10
1830s	0.159	0.159	0.159	10
1840s	0.159	0.159	0.159	10
1850s	0.1877	0.159	0.2	10
1860s	0.2	0.2	0.2	10
1870s	0.2	0.2	0.2	10
1880s	0.4482	0.2	0.738	10
1890s	0.2208	0.197	0.272	10
1900s	0.272	0.272	0.272	10
1910s	0.272	0.272	0.272	10
1920s	0.2816	0.269	0.29	10
1930s	0.2513	0.14	0.299	10
1940s	0.2613	0.138	0.445	10
1950s	0.4765	0.445	0.48	10
1960s	0.2856	0.155	0.48	10
1970s	0.2662	0.163	0.349	10
1980s	0.6058	0.446	0.812	10
1990s	0.8418	0.812	0.9	10
2000s	0.9324	0.9	0.948	10
2010s	0.8546	0.719	0.942	10
2020s	0.8148	0.711	0.935	6

Countries ranked near Brazil

29 Iceland 0.874 compare
29 Senegal 0.874 compare
31 France 0.866 compare
33 Bulgaria 0.858 compare
33 Nepal 0.858 compare
33 Seychelles 0.858 compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Brazil?: Civil society participation index in Brazil was 0.865 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.948 in 2003.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 1789.
How does Brazil rank for civil society participation index?: Brazil ranks 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 18 September 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.