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Civil society participation index in Guyana

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

0.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: 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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 61 South Africa 0.776 compare
  2. 62 Chile 0.775 compare
  3. 64 Guatemala 0.761 compare
  4. 65 Zimbabwe 0.757 compare
  5. 66 Malaysia 0.755 compare

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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 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 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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
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