Civil Society Participation Index in Greece
Greece: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.752 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Civil Society Participation Index in Greece, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil society participation index in Greece is 0.752, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Greece peaked at 0.88 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.038, in 1940.
That places Greece 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Civil Society Participation Index in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.157 | — |
| 1790 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.087 | -44.6% |
| 1823 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.124 | +42.5% |
| 1891 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.093 | -25.0% |
| 1908 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.145 | +55.9% |
| 1920 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.068 | -53.1% |
| 1937 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.038 | -44.1% |
| 1941 | 0.038 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.038 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.038 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.038 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.165 | +334.2% |
| 1946 | 0.22 | +33.3% |
| 1947 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.313 | +42.3% |
| 1951 | 0.313 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.313 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.318 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.328 | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.223 | -32.0% |
| 1967 | 0.087 | -61.0% |
| 1968 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.143 | +64.4% |
| 1975 | 0.468 | +227.3% |
| 1976 | 0.686 | +46.6% |
| 1977 | 0.686 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.686 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.686 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.686 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.686 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.686 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.697 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.812 | +16.5% |
| 1989 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.863 | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.88 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.858 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.834 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.826 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.829 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.752 | -9.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.752 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.831, 90% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.752 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7645, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.157 | 0.157 | 0.157 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.157 | 0.157 | 0.157 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.157 | 0.157 | 0.157 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.157 | 0.157 | 0.157 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.101 | 0.087 | 0.157 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.124 | 0.124 | 0.124 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1147 | 0.093 | 0.124 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0982 | 0.093 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1142 | 0.068 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1235 | 0.038 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3225 | 0.313 | 0.328 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2452 | 0.087 | 0.328 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3703 | 0.087 | 0.686 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7167 | 0.686 | 0.812 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.863 | 0.863 | 0.863 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.863 | 0.863 | 0.863 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8222 | 0.752 | 0.858 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil society participation index in Greece?
- Civil society participation index in Greece was 0.752 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 in 2010.
- What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.038 in 1940.
- How does Greece rank for civil society participation index?
- Greece ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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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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.