What is civil society participation index in Denmark?

Civil society participation index in Denmark was 0.971 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.987 in 1960.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.155 in 1789.

How does Denmark rank for civil society participation index?

Denmark ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Denmark 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 Denmark

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

Denmark: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.971 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.971

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

3rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.987

in 1960

All-time low

0.155

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Civil Society Participation Index in Denmark, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.971 for civil society participation index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Denmark peaked at 0.987 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.155, in 1789.

Denmark ranks 3rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Civil Society Participation Index in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Civil Society Participation Index in Denmark, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.155	—
1790	0.155	+0.0%
1791	0.155	+0.0%
1792	0.155	+0.0%
1793	0.155	+0.0%
1794	0.155	+0.0%
1795	0.155	+0.0%
1796	0.155	+0.0%
1797	0.155	+0.0%
1798	0.155	+0.0%
1799	0.155	+0.0%
1800	0.155	+0.0%
1801	0.155	+0.0%
1802	0.155	+0.0%
1803	0.155	+0.0%
1804	0.155	+0.0%
1805	0.155	+0.0%
1806	0.155	+0.0%
1807	0.155	+0.0%
1808	0.155	+0.0%
1809	0.155	+0.0%
1810	0.155	+0.0%
1811	0.155	+0.0%
1812	0.155	+0.0%
1813	0.155	+0.0%
1814	0.155	+0.0%
1815	0.155	+0.0%
1816	0.155	+0.0%
1817	0.155	+0.0%
1818	0.155	+0.0%
1819	0.155	+0.0%
1820	0.155	+0.0%
1821	0.155	+0.0%
1822	0.155	+0.0%
1823	0.155	+0.0%
1824	0.155	+0.0%
1825	0.155	+0.0%
1826	0.155	+0.0%
1827	0.155	+0.0%
1828	0.155	+0.0%
1829	0.155	+0.0%
1830	0.155	+0.0%
1831	0.155	+0.0%
1832	0.155	+0.0%
1833	0.155	+0.0%
1834	0.155	+0.0%
1835	0.438	+182.6%
1836	0.438	+0.0%
1837	0.438	+0.0%
1838	0.438	+0.0%
1839	0.438	+0.0%
1840	0.438	+0.0%
1841	0.438	+0.0%
1842	0.438	+0.0%
1843	0.438	+0.0%
1844	0.438	+0.0%
1845	0.438	+0.0%
1846	0.438	+0.0%
1847	0.438	+0.0%
1848	0.438	+0.0%
1849	0.549	+25.3%
1850	0.549	+0.0%
1851	0.549	+0.0%
1852	0.549	+0.0%
1853	0.549	+0.0%
1854	0.549	+0.0%
1855	0.549	+0.0%
1856	0.549	+0.0%
1857	0.549	+0.0%
1858	0.549	+0.0%
1859	0.549	+0.0%
1860	0.761	+38.6%
1861	0.761	+0.0%
1862	0.761	+0.0%
1863	0.761	+0.0%
1864	0.761	+0.0%
1865	0.761	+0.0%
1866	0.761	+0.0%
1867	0.761	+0.0%
1868	0.761	+0.0%
1869	0.761	+0.0%
1870	0.731	-3.9%
1871	0.731	+0.0%
1872	0.731	+0.0%
1873	0.731	+0.0%
1874	0.731	+0.0%
1875	0.731	+0.0%
1876	0.731	+0.0%
1877	0.731	+0.0%
1878	0.731	+0.0%
1879	0.731	+0.0%
1880	0.84	+14.9%
1881	0.84	+0.0%
1882	0.84	+0.0%
1883	0.84	+0.0%
1884	0.84	+0.0%
1885	0.84	+0.0%
1886	0.84	+0.0%
1887	0.84	+0.0%
1888	0.84	+0.0%
1889	0.84	+0.0%
1890	0.84	+0.0%
1891	0.84	+0.0%
1892	0.84	+0.0%
1893	0.84	+0.0%
1894	0.84	+0.0%
1895	0.84	+0.0%
1896	0.84	+0.0%
1897	0.84	+0.0%
1898	0.84	+0.0%
1899	0.84	+0.0%
1900	0.84	+0.0%
1901	0.84	+0.0%
1902	0.84	+0.0%
1903	0.844	+0.5%
1904	0.844	+0.0%
1905	0.844	+0.0%
1906	0.844	+0.0%
1907	0.844	+0.0%
1908	0.844	+0.0%
1909	0.844	+0.0%
1910	0.844	+0.0%
1911	0.844	+0.0%
1912	0.844	+0.0%
1913	0.844	+0.0%
1914	0.88	+4.3%
1915	0.89	+1.1%
1916	0.892	+0.2%
1917	0.892	+0.0%
1918	0.892	+0.0%
1919	0.892	+0.0%
1920	0.922	+3.4%
1921	0.922	+0.0%
1922	0.922	+0.0%
1923	0.922	+0.0%
1924	0.922	+0.0%
1925	0.922	+0.0%
1926	0.922	+0.0%
1927	0.922	+0.0%
1928	0.922	+0.0%
1929	0.922	+0.0%
1930	0.922	+0.0%
1931	0.922	+0.0%
1932	0.922	+0.0%
1933	0.922	+0.0%
1934	0.922	+0.0%
1935	0.922	+0.0%
1936	0.922	+0.0%
1937	0.922	+0.0%
1938	0.922	+0.0%
1939	0.922	+0.0%
1940	0.866	-6.1%
1941	0.866	+0.0%
1942	0.866	+0.0%
1943	0.863	-0.3%
1944	0.795	-7.9%
1945	0.795	+0.0%
1946	0.958	+20.5%
1947	0.958	+0.0%
1948	0.958	+0.0%
1949	0.958	+0.0%
1950	0.958	+0.0%
1951	0.958	+0.0%
1952	0.958	+0.0%
1953	0.958	+0.0%
1954	0.958	+0.0%
1955	0.958	+0.0%
1956	0.958	+0.0%
1957	0.958	+0.0%
1958	0.958	+0.0%
1959	0.958	+0.0%
1960	0.987	+3.0%
1961	0.987	+0.0%
1962	0.987	+0.0%
1963	0.987	+0.0%
1964	0.987	+0.0%
1965	0.987	+0.0%
1966	0.987	+0.0%
1967	0.987	+0.0%
1968	0.987	+0.0%
1969	0.987	+0.0%
1970	0.987	+0.0%
1971	0.987	+0.0%
1972	0.987	+0.0%
1973	0.987	+0.0%
1974	0.987	+0.0%
1975	0.987	+0.0%
1976	0.987	+0.0%
1977	0.987	+0.0%
1978	0.987	+0.0%
1979	0.987	+0.0%
1980	0.987	+0.0%
1981	0.987	+0.0%
1982	0.987	+0.0%
1983	0.987	+0.0%
1984	0.987	+0.0%
1985	0.987	+0.0%
1986	0.987	+0.0%
1987	0.987	+0.0%
1988	0.987	+0.0%
1989	0.987	+0.0%
1990	0.987	+0.0%
1991	0.987	+0.0%
1992	0.987	+0.0%
1993	0.987	+0.0%
1994	0.987	+0.0%
1995	0.987	+0.0%
1996	0.987	+0.0%
1997	0.987	+0.0%
1998	0.987	+0.0%
1999	0.987	+0.0%
2000	0.987	+0.0%
2001	0.987	+0.0%
2002	0.987	+0.0%
2003	0.987	+0.0%
2004	0.987	+0.0%
2005	0.987	+0.0%
2006	0.987	+0.0%
2007	0.987	+0.0%
2008	0.987	+0.0%
2009	0.987	+0.0%
2010	0.987	+0.0%
2011	0.987	+0.0%
2012	0.987	+0.0%
2013	0.987	+0.0%
2014	0.987	+0.0%
2015	0.986	-0.1%
2016	0.986	+0.0%
2017	0.986	+0.0%
2018	0.986	+0.0%
2019	0.986	+0.0%
2020	0.986	+0.0%
2021	0.971	-1.5%
2022	0.971	+0.0%
2023	0.971	+0.0%
2024	0.971	+0.0%
2025	0.971	+0.0%

Denmark compared with similar countries

Denmark's 0.971 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.831, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Denmark's 0.971 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7645, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.155	0.155	0.155	1
1790s	0.155	0.155	0.155	10
1800s	0.155	0.155	0.155	10
1810s	0.155	0.155	0.155	10
1820s	0.155	0.155	0.155	10
1830s	0.2965	0.155	0.438	10
1840s	0.4491	0.438	0.549	10
1850s	0.549	0.549	0.549	10
1860s	0.761	0.761	0.761	10
1870s	0.731	0.731	0.731	10
1880s	0.84	0.84	0.84	10
1890s	0.84	0.84	0.84	10
1900s	0.8428	0.84	0.844	10
1910s	0.8714	0.844	0.892	10
1920s	0.922	0.922	0.922	10
1930s	0.922	0.922	0.922	10
1940s	0.8883	0.795	0.958	10
1950s	0.958	0.958	0.958	10
1960s	0.987	0.987	0.987	10
1970s	0.987	0.987	0.987	10
1980s	0.987	0.987	0.987	10
1990s	0.987	0.987	0.987	10
2000s	0.987	0.987	0.987	10
2010s	0.9865	0.986	0.987	10
2020s	0.9735	0.971	0.986	6

Countries ranked near Denmark

1 Germany 0.979 compare
2 Norway 0.973 compare
3 Switzerland 0.971 compare
5 United States 0.963 compare
6 Ireland 0.954 compare
6 Luxembourg 0.954 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Denmark?: Civil society participation index in Denmark was 0.971 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 0.987 in 1960.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 0.155 in 1789.
How does Denmark rank for civil society participation index?: Denmark ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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.