Civil Society Participation Index in Myanmar
Myanmar: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.128 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Civil Society Participation Index in Myanmar, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil society participation index in Myanmar stood at 0.128.
The figure is down 76.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Myanmar peaked at 0.661 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.097, in 1965.
Myanmar ranks 166th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Civil Society Participation Index in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.281 | — |
| 1790 | 0.195 | -30.6% |
| 1791 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.187 | -4.1% |
| 1901 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.198 | +5.9% |
| 1903 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.184 | -7.1% |
| 1923 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.24 | +30.4% |
| 1941 | 0.233 | -2.9% |
| 1942 | 0.232 | -0.4% |
| 1943 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.3 | +29.3% |
| 1947 | 0.326 | +8.7% |
| 1948 | 0.551 | +69.0% |
| 1949 | 0.615 | +11.6% |
| 1950 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.586 | -4.7% |
| 1959 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.607 | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 0.373 | -38.6% |
| 1963 | 0.105 | -71.8% |
| 1964 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.097 | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.106 | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 0.114 | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.188 | +64.9% |
| 2011 | 0.375 | +99.5% |
| 2012 | 0.421 | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.47 | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.512 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.546 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.556 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.619 | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.653 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.661 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.174 | -73.7% |
| 2022 | 0.136 | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 0.128 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.128 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6415, 20% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.128 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.666, 19% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.281 | 0.281 | 0.281 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1958 | 0.187 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.198 | 0.198 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1868 | 0.184 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.184 | 0.184 | 0.184 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3193 | 0.232 | 0.615 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6092 | 0.586 | 0.615 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2261 | 0.097 | 0.607 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.097 | 0.097 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0996 | 0.097 | 0.114 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.114 | 0.114 | 0.114 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.114 | 0.114 | 0.114 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4993 | 0.188 | 0.653 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2258 | 0.128 | 0.661 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil society participation index in Myanmar?
- Civil society participation index in Myanmar was 0.128 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.661 in 2020.
- What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.097 in 1965.
- How does Myanmar rank for civil society participation index?
- Myanmar ranks 166th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.