Civil Society Participation Index in Slovakia

Slovakia: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.662 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.662
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
100th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.838
in 1999
All-time low
0.05
in 1949
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Civil Society Participation Index in Slovakia, 1789–2025

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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

Annual values for Civil Society Participation Index in Slovakia, 1789 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 97 Namibia 0.667 compare
  2. 98 Philippines 0.666 compare
  3. 98 Vietnam 0.666 compare
  4. 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.662 compare
  5. 100 Maldives 0.662 compare
  6. 103 Armenia 0.656 compare
  7. 103 New Zealand 0.656 compare
  8. 103 Romania 0.656 compare

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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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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
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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.