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Civil society participation index in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Civil society participation index was 0.805 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.805
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
50th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.834
in 2016
All-time low
0.347
in 1937
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Civil society participation index in Sri Lanka, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for civil society participation index in Sri Lanka is 0.805, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.834 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.347, in 1937.

Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.36 —
1901 0.36 +0.0%
1902 0.36 +0.0%
1903 0.36 +0.0%
1904 0.36 +0.0%
1905 0.36 +0.0%
1906 0.36 +0.0%
1907 0.36 +0.0%
1908 0.36 +0.0%
1909 0.36 +0.0%
1910 0.36 +0.0%
1911 0.36 +0.0%
1912 0.36 +0.0%
1913 0.36 +0.0%
1914 0.36 +0.0%
1915 0.36 +0.0%
1916 0.36 +0.0%
1917 0.36 +0.0%
1918 0.36 +0.0%
1919 0.36 +0.0%
1920 0.36 +0.0%
1921 0.36 +0.0%
1922 0.36 +0.0%
1923 0.36 +0.0%
1924 0.36 +0.0%
1925 0.36 +0.0%
1926 0.36 +0.0%
1927 0.36 +0.0%
1928 0.36 +0.0%
1929 0.36 +0.0%
1930 0.36 +0.0%
1931 0.373 +3.6%
1932 0.373 +0.0%
1933 0.373 +0.0%
1934 0.373 +0.0%
1935 0.373 +0.0%
1936 0.373 +0.0%
1937 0.347 -7.0%
1938 0.347 +0.0%
1939 0.347 +0.0%
1940 0.347 +0.0%
1941 0.347 +0.0%
1942 0.347 +0.0%
1943 0.347 +0.0%
1944 0.347 +0.0%
1945 0.347 +0.0%
1946 0.347 +0.0%
1947 0.347 +0.0%
1948 0.373 +7.5%
1949 0.373 +0.0%
1950 0.373 +0.0%
1951 0.373 +0.0%
1952 0.407 +9.1%
1953 0.407 +0.0%
1954 0.407 +0.0%
1955 0.407 +0.0%
1956 0.407 +0.0%
1957 0.407 +0.0%
1958 0.407 +0.0%
1959 0.407 +0.0%
1960 0.407 +0.0%
1961 0.407 +0.0%
1962 0.407 +0.0%
1963 0.407 +0.0%
1964 0.407 +0.0%
1965 0.407 +0.0%
1966 0.407 +0.0%
1967 0.407 +0.0%
1968 0.407 +0.0%
1969 0.407 +0.0%
1970 0.433 +6.4%
1971 0.433 +0.0%
1972 0.433 +0.0%
1973 0.475 +9.7%
1974 0.475 +0.0%
1975 0.475 +0.0%
1976 0.475 +0.0%
1977 0.475 +0.0%
1978 0.483 +1.7%
1979 0.431 -10.8%
1980 0.47 +9.0%
1981 0.47 +0.0%
1982 0.47 +0.0%
1983 0.47 +0.0%
1984 0.47 +0.0%
1985 0.47 +0.0%
1986 0.47 +0.0%
1987 0.47 +0.0%
1988 0.47 +0.0%
1989 0.47 +0.0%
1990 0.47 +0.0%
1991 0.47 +0.0%
1992 0.47 +0.0%
1993 0.47 +0.0%
1994 0.64 +36.2%
1995 0.704 +10.0%
1996 0.704 +0.0%
1997 0.704 +0.0%
1998 0.704 +0.0%
1999 0.704 +0.0%
2000 0.704 +0.0%
2001 0.783 +11.2%
2002 0.783 +0.0%
2003 0.783 +0.0%
2004 0.783 +0.0%
2005 0.438 -44.1%
2006 0.438 +0.0%
2007 0.408 -6.8%
2008 0.408 +0.0%
2009 0.408 +0.0%
2010 0.493 +20.8%
2011 0.493 +0.0%
2012 0.493 +0.0%
2013 0.579 +17.4%
2014 0.571 -1.4%
2015 0.818 +43.3%
2016 0.834 +2.0%
2017 0.83 -0.5%
2018 0.775 -6.6%
2019 0.648 -16.4%
2020 0.554 -14.5%
2021 0.597 +7.8%
2022 0.591 -1.0%
2023 0.66 +11.7%
2024 0.758 +14.8%
2025 0.805 +6.2%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.805 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.666, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 0.805 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.695, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.36 0.36 0.36 10
1910s 0.36 0.36 0.36 10
1920s 0.36 0.36 0.36 10
1930s 0.3639 0.347 0.373 10
1940s 0.3522 0.347 0.373 10
1950s 0.4002 0.373 0.407 10
1960s 0.407 0.407 0.407 10
1970s 0.4588 0.431 0.483 10
1980s 0.47 0.47 0.47 10
1990s 0.604 0.47 0.704 10
2000s 0.5936 0.408 0.783 10
2010s 0.6534 0.493 0.834 10
2020s 0.6608 0.554 0.805 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 49 Lebanon 0.811 compare
  2. 51 South Korea 0.804 compare
  3. 52 Israel 0.803 compare
  4. 53 Gambia 0.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Sri Lanka?
Civil society participation index in Sri Lanka was 0.805 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.834 in 2016.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.347 in 1937.
How does Sri Lanka rank for civil society participation index?
Sri Lanka ranks 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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