What is civil society participation index in Guyana?

Civil society participation index in Guyana was 0.768 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.79 in 2018.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.212 in 1981.

How does Guyana rank for civil society participation index?

Guyana ranks 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Guyana?

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

Where does this Guyana 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 Guyana

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

Guyana: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.768 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.768

Change on year

up 3.1%

World rank

63rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.79

in 2018

All-time low

0.212

in 1981

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Civil Society Participation Index in Guyana, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Guyana recorded 0.768 for civil society participation index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Guyana peaked at 0.79 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.212, in 1981.

That places Guyana 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Civil Society Participation Index in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Civil Society Participation Index in Guyana, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.389	—
1901	0.389	+0.0%
1902	0.389	+0.0%
1903	0.389	+0.0%
1904	0.389	+0.0%
1905	0.389	+0.0%
1906	0.389	+0.0%
1907	0.389	+0.0%
1908	0.389	+0.0%
1909	0.389	+0.0%
1910	0.389	+0.0%
1911	0.389	+0.0%
1912	0.389	+0.0%
1913	0.389	+0.0%
1914	0.389	+0.0%
1915	0.389	+0.0%
1916	0.389	+0.0%
1917	0.389	+0.0%
1918	0.389	+0.0%
1919	0.389	+0.0%
1920	0.389	+0.0%
1921	0.389	+0.0%
1922	0.389	+0.0%
1923	0.389	+0.0%
1924	0.389	+0.0%
1925	0.389	+0.0%
1926	0.389	+0.0%
1927	0.389	+0.0%
1928	0.354	-9.0%
1929	0.354	+0.0%
1930	0.354	+0.0%
1931	0.354	+0.0%
1932	0.354	+0.0%
1933	0.354	+0.0%
1934	0.354	+0.0%
1935	0.354	+0.0%
1936	0.354	+0.0%
1937	0.354	+0.0%
1938	0.354	+0.0%
1939	0.354	+0.0%
1940	0.354	+0.0%
1941	0.354	+0.0%
1942	0.354	+0.0%
1943	0.354	+0.0%
1944	0.354	+0.0%
1945	0.354	+0.0%
1946	0.371	+4.8%
1947	0.371	+0.0%
1948	0.371	+0.0%
1949	0.371	+0.0%
1950	0.333	-10.2%
1951	0.357	+7.2%
1952	0.357	+0.0%
1953	0.343	-3.9%
1954	0.304	-11.4%
1955	0.304	+0.0%
1956	0.304	+0.0%
1957	0.304	+0.0%
1958	0.451	+48.4%
1959	0.451	+0.0%
1960	0.451	+0.0%
1961	0.451	+0.0%
1962	0.451	+0.0%
1963	0.451	+0.0%
1964	0.451	+0.0%
1965	0.424	-6.0%
1966	0.549	+29.5%
1967	0.549	+0.0%
1968	0.52	-5.3%
1969	0.52	+0.0%
1970	0.442	-15.0%
1971	0.442	+0.0%
1972	0.442	+0.0%
1973	0.442	+0.0%
1974	0.442	+0.0%
1975	0.442	+0.0%
1976	0.442	+0.0%
1977	0.442	+0.0%
1978	0.442	+0.0%
1979	0.442	+0.0%
1980	0.443	+0.2%
1981	0.212	-52.1%
1982	0.212	+0.0%
1983	0.212	+0.0%
1984	0.212	+0.0%
1985	0.212	+0.0%
1986	0.527	+148.6%
1987	0.527	+0.0%
1988	0.527	+0.0%
1989	0.527	+0.0%
1990	0.726	+37.8%
1991	0.732	+0.8%
1992	0.634	-13.4%
1993	0.365	-42.4%
1994	0.305	-16.4%
1995	0.305	+0.0%
1996	0.321	+5.2%
1997	0.321	+0.0%
1998	0.714	+122.4%
1999	0.714	+0.0%
2000	0.714	+0.0%
2001	0.714	+0.0%
2002	0.714	+0.0%
2003	0.714	+0.0%
2004	0.714	+0.0%
2005	0.714	+0.0%
2006	0.714	+0.0%
2007	0.714	+0.0%
2008	0.714	+0.0%
2009	0.725	+1.5%
2010	0.725	+0.0%
2011	0.725	+0.0%
2012	0.725	+0.0%
2013	0.754	+4.0%
2014	0.754	+0.0%
2015	0.757	+0.4%
2016	0.77	+1.7%
2017	0.774	+0.5%
2018	0.79	+2.1%
2019	0.769	-2.7%
2020	0.769	+0.0%
2021	0.765	-0.5%
2022	0.765	+0.0%
2023	0.745	-2.6%
2024	0.745	+0.0%
2025	0.768	+3.1%

Guyana compared with similar countries

Guyana's 0.768 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.831, 92% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Guyana's 0.768 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.761, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.389	0.389	0.389	10
1910s	0.389	0.389	0.389	10
1920s	0.382	0.354	0.389	10
1930s	0.354	0.354	0.354	10
1940s	0.3608	0.354	0.371	10
1950s	0.3508	0.304	0.451	10
1960s	0.4817	0.424	0.549	10
1970s	0.442	0.442	0.442	10
1980s	0.3611	0.212	0.527	10
1990s	0.5137	0.305	0.732	10
2000s	0.7151	0.714	0.725	10
2010s	0.7543	0.725	0.79	10
2020s	0.7595	0.745	0.769	6

Countries ranked near Guyana

61 South Africa 0.776 compare
62 Chile 0.775 compare
64 Guatemala 0.761 compare
65 Zimbabwe 0.757 compare
66 Malaysia 0.755 compare

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More reference data data for Guyana

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Guyana?: Civil society participation index in Guyana was 0.768 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 0.79 in 2018.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.212 in 1981.
How does Guyana rank for civil society participation index?: Guyana ranks 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana 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.