Statizoid

Civil Society Participation Index in Sudan

Sudan: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.256 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.256
Change on year
down 38.5%
World rank
155th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.728
in 1986
All-time low
0.062
in 1999
Years of data
190
1821–2025

Civil Society Participation Index in Sudan, 1821–2025

00.20.40.60.8182119232025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 0.256 for civil society participation index in 2025.

The figure is down 38.5% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Sudan peaked at 0.728 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.062, in 1999.

Sudan ranks 155th 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 Sudan, year by year

Year Value Change
1821 0.173 —
1822 0.173 +0.0%
1823 0.173 +0.0%
1824 0.173 +0.0%
1825 0.173 +0.0%
1826 0.173 +0.0%
1827 0.173 +0.0%
1828 0.173 +0.0%
1829 0.173 +0.0%
1830 0.173 +0.0%
1831 0.173 +0.0%
1832 0.173 +0.0%
1833 0.173 +0.0%
1834 0.173 +0.0%
1835 0.173 +0.0%
1836 0.173 +0.0%
1837 0.173 +0.0%
1838 0.173 +0.0%
1839 0.173 +0.0%
1840 0.173 +0.0%
1841 0.173 +0.0%
1842 0.173 +0.0%
1843 0.173 +0.0%
1844 0.173 +0.0%
1845 0.173 +0.0%
1846 0.173 +0.0%
1847 0.173 +0.0%
1848 0.173 +0.0%
1849 0.173 +0.0%
1850 0.173 +0.0%
1851 0.173 +0.0%
1852 0.173 +0.0%
1853 0.173 +0.0%
1854 0.173 +0.0%
1855 0.173 +0.0%
1856 0.173 +0.0%
1857 0.173 +0.0%
1858 0.173 +0.0%
1859 0.173 +0.0%
1860 0.173 +0.0%
1861 0.173 +0.0%
1862 0.173 +0.0%
1863 0.173 +0.0%
1864 0.173 +0.0%
1865 0.173 +0.0%
1866 0.173 +0.0%
1867 0.173 +0.0%
1868 0.173 +0.0%
1869 0.173 +0.0%
1870 0.173 +0.0%
1871 0.173 +0.0%
1872 0.173 +0.0%
1873 0.173 +0.0%
1874 0.173 +0.0%
1875 0.173 +0.0%
1876 0.173 +0.0%
1877 0.173 +0.0%
1878 0.173 +0.0%
1879 0.173 +0.0%
1880 0.173 +0.0%
1881 0.173 +0.0%
1882 0.173 +0.0%
1883 0.173 +0.0%
1884 0.173 +0.0%
1900 0.301 +74.0%
1901 0.301 +0.0%
1902 0.301 +0.0%
1903 0.301 +0.0%
1904 0.301 +0.0%
1905 0.301 +0.0%
1906 0.301 +0.0%
1907 0.301 +0.0%
1908 0.301 +0.0%
1909 0.301 +0.0%
1910 0.301 +0.0%
1911 0.301 +0.0%
1912 0.301 +0.0%
1913 0.301 +0.0%
1914 0.301 +0.0%
1915 0.301 +0.0%
1916 0.301 +0.0%
1917 0.301 +0.0%
1918 0.301 +0.0%
1919 0.301 +0.0%
1920 0.304 +1.0%
1921 0.304 +0.0%
1922 0.304 +0.0%
1923 0.304 +0.0%
1924 0.304 +0.0%
1925 0.304 +0.0%
1926 0.304 +0.0%
1927 0.304 +0.0%
1928 0.304 +0.0%
1929 0.304 +0.0%
1930 0.304 +0.0%
1931 0.304 +0.0%
1932 0.304 +0.0%
1933 0.304 +0.0%
1934 0.304 +0.0%
1935 0.304 +0.0%
1936 0.304 +0.0%
1937 0.304 +0.0%
1938 0.304 +0.0%
1939 0.304 +0.0%
1940 0.324 +6.6%
1941 0.324 +0.0%
1942 0.324 +0.0%
1943 0.324 +0.0%
1944 0.324 +0.0%
1945 0.371 +14.5%
1946 0.371 +0.0%
1947 0.371 +0.0%
1948 0.371 +0.0%
1949 0.371 +0.0%
1950 0.359 -3.2%
1951 0.359 +0.0%
1952 0.359 +0.0%
1953 0.596 +66.0%
1954 0.657 +10.2%
1955 0.657 +0.0%
1956 0.691 +5.2%
1957 0.691 +0.0%
1958 0.691 +0.0%
1959 0.293 -57.6%
1960 0.273 -6.8%
1961 0.273 +0.0%
1962 0.273 +0.0%
1963 0.273 +0.0%
1964 0.637 +133.3%
1965 0.678 +6.4%
1966 0.678 +0.0%
1967 0.678 +0.0%
1968 0.678 +0.0%
1969 0.309 -54.4%
1970 0.344 +11.3%
1971 0.344 +0.0%
1972 0.138 -59.9%
1973 0.138 +0.0%
1974 0.138 +0.0%
1975 0.138 +0.0%
1976 0.138 +0.0%
1977 0.138 +0.0%
1978 0.178 +29.0%
1979 0.178 +0.0%
1980 0.211 +18.5%
1981 0.211 +0.0%
1982 0.163 -22.7%
1983 0.163 +0.0%
1984 0.314 +92.6%
1985 0.717 +128.3%
1986 0.728 +1.5%
1987 0.728 +0.0%
1988 0.728 +0.0%
1989 0.159 -78.2%
1990 0.1 -37.1%
1991 0.1 +0.0%
1992 0.1 +0.0%
1993 0.094 -6.0%
1994 0.094 +0.0%
1995 0.094 +0.0%
1996 0.094 +0.0%
1997 0.094 +0.0%
1998 0.094 +0.0%
1999 0.062 -34.0%
2000 0.131 +111.3%
2001 0.287 +119.1%
2002 0.287 +0.0%
2003 0.287 +0.0%
2004 0.287 +0.0%
2005 0.281 -2.1%
2006 0.281 +0.0%
2007 0.281 +0.0%
2008 0.281 +0.0%
2009 0.281 +0.0%
2010 0.288 +2.5%
2011 0.284 -1.4%
2012 0.282 -0.7%
2013 0.314 +11.3%
2014 0.314 +0.0%
2015 0.314 +0.0%
2016 0.363 +15.6%
2017 0.359 -1.1%
2018 0.353 -1.7%
2019 0.555 +57.2%
2020 0.704 +26.8%
2021 0.603 -14.3%
2022 0.543 -10.0%
2023 0.469 -13.6%
2024 0.416 -11.3%
2025 0.256 -38.5%

Sudan compared with similar countries

  • Sudan's 0.256 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.629, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sudan's 0.256 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6845, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 0.173 0.173 0.173 9
1830s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1840s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1850s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1860s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1870s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1880s 0.173 0.173 0.173 5
1900s 0.301 0.301 0.301 10
1910s 0.301 0.301 0.301 10
1920s 0.304 0.304 0.304 10
1930s 0.304 0.304 0.304 10
1940s 0.3475 0.324 0.371 10
1950s 0.5353 0.293 0.691 10
1960s 0.475 0.273 0.678 10
1970s 0.1872 0.138 0.344 10
1980s 0.4122 0.159 0.728 10
1990s 0.0926 0.062 0.1 10
2000s 0.2684 0.131 0.287 10
2010s 0.3426 0.282 0.555 10
2020s 0.4985 0.256 0.704 6

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 152 United Arab Emirates 0.273 compare
  2. 153 Cambodia 0.268 compare
  3. 154 Yemen 0.264 compare
  4. 156 Saudi Arabia 0.25 compare
  5. 157 Bahrain 0.245 compare
  6. 158 South Sudan 0.233 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Sudan

All data for Sudan →

Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Sudan?
Civil society participation index in Sudan was 0.256 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 0.728 in 1986.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 1999.
How does Sudan rank for civil society participation index?
Sudan ranks 155th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sudan 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 190 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Relationships involving this indicator

Comparisons with other indicators across countries. Each was re-measured with population and national income held constant, so a relationship that only reflected country size is not listed here.

All correlations →

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Civil Society Participation Index in Sudan. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/civil-society-participation-index/sudan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/civil-society-participation-index/sudan/">Civil Society Participation Index in Sudan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.