What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in United States?

The highest recorded value was 0.986 in 2016.

What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in United States?

The lowest recorded value was 0.645 in 1795.

How does United States rank for civil society participation index?

United States ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is civil society participation index rising or falling in United States?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this United States 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.

Civil society participation index in United States

Name: Civil society participation index in United States
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

United States: Civil society participation index was 0.963 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.963

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

5th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.986

in 2016

All-time low

0.645

in 1795

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Civil society participation index in United States, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United States recorded 0.963 for civil society participation index in 2025.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in United States peaked at 0.986 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.645, in 1795.

That places United States 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Civil society participation index in United States, year by year

Annual values for Civil society participation index in United States, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.682	—
1790	0.682	+0.0%
1791	0.682	+0.0%
1792	0.682	+0.0%
1793	0.682	+0.0%
1794	0.682	+0.0%
1795	0.645	-5.4%
1796	0.645	+0.0%
1797	0.645	+0.0%
1798	0.645	+0.0%
1799	0.645	+0.0%
1800	0.645	+0.0%
1801	0.645	+0.0%
1802	0.645	+0.0%
1803	0.645	+0.0%
1804	0.645	+0.0%
1805	0.645	+0.0%
1806	0.645	+0.0%
1807	0.645	+0.0%
1808	0.645	+0.0%
1809	0.645	+0.0%
1810	0.645	+0.0%
1811	0.645	+0.0%
1812	0.645	+0.0%
1813	0.645	+0.0%
1814	0.645	+0.0%
1815	0.645	+0.0%
1816	0.645	+0.0%
1817	0.645	+0.0%
1818	0.645	+0.0%
1819	0.645	+0.0%
1820	0.645	+0.0%
1821	0.645	+0.0%
1822	0.645	+0.0%
1823	0.645	+0.0%
1824	0.645	+0.0%
1825	0.645	+0.0%
1826	0.645	+0.0%
1827	0.645	+0.0%
1828	0.705	+9.3%
1829	0.705	+0.0%
1830	0.705	+0.0%
1831	0.705	+0.0%
1832	0.705	+0.0%
1833	0.705	+0.0%
1834	0.705	+0.0%
1835	0.705	+0.0%
1836	0.705	+0.0%
1837	0.705	+0.0%
1838	0.705	+0.0%
1839	0.705	+0.0%
1840	0.705	+0.0%
1841	0.705	+0.0%
1842	0.705	+0.0%
1843	0.705	+0.0%
1844	0.705	+0.0%
1845	0.705	+0.0%
1846	0.705	+0.0%
1847	0.705	+0.0%
1848	0.705	+0.0%
1849	0.705	+0.0%
1850	0.705	+0.0%
1851	0.705	+0.0%
1852	0.705	+0.0%
1853	0.705	+0.0%
1854	0.705	+0.0%
1855	0.705	+0.0%
1856	0.705	+0.0%
1857	0.705	+0.0%
1858	0.705	+0.0%
1859	0.705	+0.0%
1860	0.705	+0.0%
1861	0.705	+0.0%
1862	0.705	+0.0%
1863	0.705	+0.0%
1864	0.705	+0.0%
1865	0.705	+0.0%
1866	0.746	+5.8%
1867	0.746	+0.0%
1868	0.746	+0.0%
1869	0.746	+0.0%
1870	0.746	+0.0%
1871	0.746	+0.0%
1872	0.746	+0.0%
1873	0.746	+0.0%
1874	0.746	+0.0%
1875	0.746	+0.0%
1876	0.746	+0.0%
1877	0.746	+0.0%
1878	0.746	+0.0%
1879	0.746	+0.0%
1880	0.746	+0.0%
1881	0.746	+0.0%
1882	0.746	+0.0%
1883	0.746	+0.0%
1884	0.746	+0.0%
1885	0.746	+0.0%
1886	0.746	+0.0%
1887	0.746	+0.0%
1888	0.746	+0.0%
1889	0.746	+0.0%
1890	0.746	+0.0%
1891	0.746	+0.0%
1892	0.746	+0.0%
1893	0.746	+0.0%
1894	0.746	+0.0%
1895	0.746	+0.0%
1896	0.746	+0.0%
1897	0.746	+0.0%
1898	0.746	+0.0%
1899	0.746	+0.0%
1900	0.746	+0.0%
1901	0.746	+0.0%
1902	0.746	+0.0%
1903	0.746	+0.0%
1904	0.746	+0.0%
1905	0.746	+0.0%
1906	0.746	+0.0%
1907	0.746	+0.0%
1908	0.746	+0.0%
1909	0.746	+0.0%
1910	0.761	+2.0%
1911	0.761	+0.0%
1912	0.761	+0.0%
1913	0.761	+0.0%
1914	0.761	+0.0%
1915	0.772	+1.4%
1916	0.772	+0.0%
1917	0.772	+0.0%
1918	0.786	+1.8%
1919	0.786	+0.0%
1920	0.798	+1.5%
1921	0.798	+0.0%
1922	0.798	+0.0%
1923	0.798	+0.0%
1924	0.798	+0.0%
1925	0.798	+0.0%
1926	0.798	+0.0%
1927	0.798	+0.0%
1928	0.798	+0.0%
1929	0.798	+0.0%
1930	0.798	+0.0%
1931	0.798	+0.0%
1932	0.798	+0.0%
1933	0.866	+8.5%
1934	0.866	+0.0%
1935	0.866	+0.0%
1936	0.866	+0.0%
1937	0.866	+0.0%
1938	0.866	+0.0%
1939	0.866	+0.0%
1940	0.866	+0.0%
1941	0.866	+0.0%
1942	0.864	-0.2%
1943	0.864	+0.0%
1944	0.864	+0.0%
1945	0.864	+0.0%
1946	0.87	+0.7%
1947	0.87	+0.0%
1948	0.87	+0.0%
1949	0.87	+0.0%
1950	0.87	+0.0%
1951	0.87	+0.0%
1952	0.87	+0.0%
1953	0.87	+0.0%
1954	0.87	+0.0%
1955	0.87	+0.0%
1956	0.87	+0.0%
1957	0.87	+0.0%
1958	0.87	+0.0%
1959	0.87	+0.0%
1960	0.87	+0.0%
1961	0.893	+2.6%
1962	0.906	+1.5%
1963	0.906	+0.0%
1964	0.906	+0.0%
1965	0.906	+0.0%
1966	0.906	+0.0%
1967	0.906	+0.0%
1968	0.906	+0.0%
1969	0.906	+0.0%
1970	0.935	+3.2%
1971	0.935	+0.0%
1972	0.935	+0.0%
1973	0.947	+1.3%
1974	0.947	+0.0%
1975	0.95	+0.3%
1976	0.967	+1.8%
1977	0.967	+0.0%
1978	0.967	+0.0%
1979	0.967	+0.0%
1980	0.971	+0.4%
1981	0.971	+0.0%
1982	0.971	+0.0%
1983	0.971	+0.0%
1984	0.971	+0.0%
1985	0.971	+0.0%
1986	0.971	+0.0%
1987	0.971	+0.0%
1988	0.971	+0.0%
1989	0.971	+0.0%
1990	0.982	+1.1%
1991	0.982	+0.0%
1992	0.982	+0.0%
1993	0.982	+0.0%
1994	0.982	+0.0%
1995	0.982	+0.0%
1996	0.982	+0.0%
1997	0.982	+0.0%
1998	0.982	+0.0%
1999	0.982	+0.0%
2000	0.983	+0.1%
2001	0.983	+0.0%
2002	0.983	+0.0%
2003	0.983	+0.0%
2004	0.983	+0.0%
2005	0.983	+0.0%
2006	0.983	+0.0%
2007	0.983	+0.0%
2008	0.983	+0.0%
2009	0.983	+0.0%
2010	0.983	+0.0%
2011	0.983	+0.0%
2012	0.983	+0.0%
2013	0.983	+0.0%
2014	0.983	+0.0%
2015	0.983	+0.0%
2016	0.986	+0.3%
2017	0.986	+0.0%
2018	0.983	-0.3%
2019	0.983	+0.0%
2020	0.978	-0.5%
2021	0.98	+0.2%
2022	0.98	+0.0%
2023	0.982	+0.2%
2024	0.978	-0.4%
2025	0.963	-1.5%

United States compared with similar countries

United States's 0.963 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.831, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.682	0.682	0.682	1
1790s	0.6635	0.645	0.682	10
1800s	0.645	0.645	0.645	10
1810s	0.645	0.645	0.645	10
1820s	0.657	0.645	0.705	10
1830s	0.705	0.705	0.705	10
1840s	0.705	0.705	0.705	10
1850s	0.705	0.705	0.705	10
1860s	0.7214	0.705	0.746	10
1870s	0.746	0.746	0.746	10
1880s	0.746	0.746	0.746	10
1890s	0.746	0.746	0.746	10
1900s	0.746	0.746	0.746	10
1910s	0.7693	0.761	0.786	10
1920s	0.798	0.798	0.798	10
1930s	0.8456	0.798	0.866	10
1940s	0.8668	0.864	0.87	10
1950s	0.87	0.87	0.87	10
1960s	0.9011	0.87	0.906	10
1970s	0.9517	0.935	0.967	10
1980s	0.971	0.971	0.971	10
1990s	0.982	0.982	0.982	10
2000s	0.983	0.983	0.983	10
2010s	0.9836	0.983	0.986	10
2020s	0.9768	0.963	0.982	6

Countries ranked near United States

2 Norway 0.973 compare
3 Denmark 0.971 compare
3 Switzerland 0.971 compare
6 Ireland 0.954 compare
6 Luxembourg 0.954 compare
8 Finland 0.948 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in United States?: Civil society participation index in United States was 0.963 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in United States?: The highest recorded value was 0.986 in 2016.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 0.645 in 1795.
How does United States rank for civil society participation index?: United States ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in United States?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026