Civil Society Participation Index in Slovakia
Slovakia: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.662 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Civil Society Participation Index in Slovakia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.662 for civil society participation index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Slovakia peaked at 0.838 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1949.
That places Slovakia 100th 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.107 | — |
| 1790 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.204 | +90.7% |
| 1821 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.251 | +23.0% |
| 1849 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.167 | -33.5% |
| 1851 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.207 | +24.0% |
| 1859 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.215 | +3.9% |
| 1868 | 0.37 | +72.1% |
| 1869 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.4 | +8.1% |
| 1891 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.732 | +83.0% |
| 1920 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.196 | -73.2% |
| 1940 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.466 | +137.8% |
| 1946 | 0.533 | +14.4% |
| 1947 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.095 | -82.2% |
| 1949 | 0.05 | -47.4% |
| 1950 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.101 | +102.0% |
| 1955 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.148 | +46.5% |
| 1969 | 0.105 | -29.1% |
| 1970 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.127 | +21.0% |
| 1990 | 0.754 | +493.7% |
| 1991 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.732 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.711 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.711 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.711 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.711 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.764 | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.838 | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.838 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.838 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.78 | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.735 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.737 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.741 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.741 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.786 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.794 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.83 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.813 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.811 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.811 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.759 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.774 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.774 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.784 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.792 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.778 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.683 | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 0.662 | -3.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.662 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.831, 80% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.662 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7645, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.107 | 0.107 | 0.107 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.107 | 0.107 | 0.107 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.107 | 0.107 | 0.107 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.107 | 0.107 | 0.107 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.204 | 0.204 | 0.204 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.204 | 0.204 | 0.204 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2134 | 0.204 | 0.251 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.175 | 0.167 | 0.207 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2404 | 0.207 | 0.37 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4332 | 0.4 | 0.732 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.732 | 0.732 | 0.732 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6784 | 0.196 | 0.732 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2657 | 0.05 | 0.533 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0806 | 0.05 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1061 | 0.101 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.105 | 0.105 | 0.105 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1072 | 0.105 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.744 | 0.711 | 0.838 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.775 | 0.735 | 0.838 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7965 | 0.759 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7472 | 0.662 | 0.792 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7263 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil society participation index in Slovakia?
- Civil society participation index in Slovakia was 0.662 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.838 in 1999.
- What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1949.
- How does Slovakia rank for civil society participation index?
- Slovakia ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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About this data
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.