What is strong civil society index in Argentina?

Strong civil society index in Argentina was 0.68 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest strong civil society index recorded in Argentina?

The highest recorded value was 0.929 in 1984.

What is the lowest strong civil society index recorded in Argentina?

The lowest recorded value was 0.038 in 1977.

How does Argentina rank for strong civil society index?

Argentina ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is strong civil society index rising or falling in Argentina?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Argentina data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Strong Civil Society Index in Argentina

Name: Strong Civil Society Index in Argentina
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Argentina: Strong Civil Society Index was 0.68 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.68

Change on year

down 19.4%

World rank

100th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.929

in 1984

All-time low

0.038

in 1977

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Strong Civil Society Index in Argentina, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for strong civil society index in Argentina is 0.68, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong civil society index in Argentina peaked at 0.929 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.038, in 1977.

That places Argentina 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Strong Civil Society Index in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Strong Civil Society Index in Argentina, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.43	—
1790	0.43	+0.0%
1791	0.43	+0.0%
1792	0.43	+0.0%
1793	0.43	+0.0%
1794	0.43	+0.0%
1795	0.43	+0.0%
1796	0.43	+0.0%
1797	0.43	+0.0%
1798	0.43	+0.0%
1799	0.43	+0.0%
1800	0.43	+0.0%
1801	0.43	+0.0%
1802	0.43	+0.0%
1803	0.43	+0.0%
1804	0.43	+0.0%
1805	0.43	+0.0%
1806	0.43	+0.0%
1807	0.43	+0.0%
1808	0.43	+0.0%
1809	0.43	+0.0%
1810	0.43	+0.0%
1811	0.514	+19.5%
1812	0.514	+0.0%
1813	0.514	+0.0%
1814	0.514	+0.0%
1815	0.514	+0.0%
1816	0.514	+0.0%
1817	0.514	+0.0%
1818	0.514	+0.0%
1819	0.514	+0.0%
1820	0.514	+0.0%
1821	0.514	+0.0%
1822	0.514	+0.0%
1823	0.514	+0.0%
1824	0.514	+0.0%
1825	0.514	+0.0%
1826	0.514	+0.0%
1827	0.514	+0.0%
1828	0.514	+0.0%
1829	0.514	+0.0%
1830	0.268	-47.9%
1831	0.268	+0.0%
1832	0.268	+0.0%
1833	0.268	+0.0%
1834	0.268	+0.0%
1835	0.268	+0.0%
1836	0.268	+0.0%
1837	0.268	+0.0%
1838	0.268	+0.0%
1839	0.268	+0.0%
1840	0.268	+0.0%
1841	0.268	+0.0%
1842	0.268	+0.0%
1843	0.268	+0.0%
1844	0.268	+0.0%
1845	0.268	+0.0%
1846	0.268	+0.0%
1847	0.268	+0.0%
1848	0.268	+0.0%
1849	0.268	+0.0%
1850	0.268	+0.0%
1851	0.268	+0.0%
1852	0.268	+0.0%
1853	0.515	+92.2%
1854	0.515	+0.0%
1855	0.515	+0.0%
1856	0.515	+0.0%
1857	0.515	+0.0%
1858	0.515	+0.0%
1859	0.515	+0.0%
1860	0.314	-39.0%
1861	0.471	+50.0%
1862	0.471	+0.0%
1863	0.471	+0.0%
1864	0.471	+0.0%
1865	0.471	+0.0%
1866	0.471	+0.0%
1867	0.471	+0.0%
1868	0.471	+0.0%
1869	0.471	+0.0%
1870	0.471	+0.0%
1871	0.471	+0.0%
1872	0.471	+0.0%
1873	0.471	+0.0%
1874	0.647	+37.4%
1875	0.647	+0.0%
1876	0.647	+0.0%
1877	0.647	+0.0%
1878	0.647	+0.0%
1879	0.647	+0.0%
1880	0.647	+0.0%
1881	0.647	+0.0%
1882	0.647	+0.0%
1883	0.647	+0.0%
1884	0.647	+0.0%
1885	0.647	+0.0%
1886	0.647	+0.0%
1887	0.647	+0.0%
1888	0.647	+0.0%
1889	0.647	+0.0%
1890	0.729	+12.7%
1891	0.729	+0.0%
1892	0.729	+0.0%
1893	0.729	+0.0%
1894	0.729	+0.0%
1895	0.729	+0.0%
1896	0.729	+0.0%
1897	0.729	+0.0%
1898	0.729	+0.0%
1899	0.729	+0.0%
1900	0.666	-8.6%
1901	0.666	+0.0%
1902	0.666	+0.0%
1903	0.666	+0.0%
1904	0.666	+0.0%
1905	0.666	+0.0%
1906	0.666	+0.0%
1907	0.666	+0.0%
1908	0.666	+0.0%
1909	0.666	+0.0%
1910	0.666	+0.0%
1911	0.666	+0.0%
1912	0.666	+0.0%
1913	0.666	+0.0%
1914	0.666	+0.0%
1915	0.666	+0.0%
1916	0.681	+2.3%
1917	0.737	+8.2%
1918	0.737	+0.0%
1919	0.737	+0.0%
1920	0.737	+0.0%
1921	0.737	+0.0%
1922	0.737	+0.0%
1923	0.737	+0.0%
1924	0.737	+0.0%
1925	0.737	+0.0%
1926	0.737	+0.0%
1927	0.737	+0.0%
1928	0.737	+0.0%
1929	0.737	+0.0%
1930	0.591	-19.8%
1931	0.525	-11.2%
1932	0.525	+0.0%
1933	0.525	+0.0%
1934	0.525	+0.0%
1935	0.525	+0.0%
1936	0.525	+0.0%
1937	0.525	+0.0%
1938	0.525	+0.0%
1939	0.525	+0.0%
1940	0.525	+0.0%
1941	0.525	+0.0%
1942	0.525	+0.0%
1943	0.431	-17.9%
1944	0.526	+22.0%
1945	0.526	+0.0%
1946	0.53	+0.8%
1947	0.53	+0.0%
1948	0.53	+0.0%
1949	0.53	+0.0%
1950	0.53	+0.0%
1951	0.53	+0.0%
1952	0.53	+0.0%
1953	0.53	+0.0%
1954	0.53	+0.0%
1955	0.619	+16.8%
1956	0.521	-15.8%
1957	0.521	+0.0%
1958	0.694	+33.2%
1959	0.79	+13.8%
1960	0.779	-1.4%
1961	0.779	+0.0%
1962	0.716	-8.1%
1963	0.762	+6.4%
1964	0.808	+6.0%
1965	0.746	-7.7%
1966	0.352	-52.8%
1967	0.276	-21.6%
1968	0.276	+0.0%
1969	0.276	+0.0%
1970	0.276	+0.0%
1971	0.276	+0.0%
1972	0.276	+0.0%
1973	0.566	+105.1%
1974	0.669	+18.2%
1975	0.564	-15.7%
1976	0.115	-79.6%
1977	0.038	-67.0%
1978	0.038	+0.0%
1979	0.038	+0.0%
1980	0.038	+0.0%
1981	0.038	+0.0%
1982	0.107	+181.6%
1983	0.264	+146.7%
1984	0.929	+251.9%
1985	0.929	+0.0%
1986	0.929	+0.0%
1987	0.929	+0.0%
1988	0.929	+0.0%
1989	0.929	+0.0%
1990	0.929	+0.0%
1991	0.929	+0.0%
1992	0.929	+0.0%
1993	0.929	+0.0%
1994	0.929	+0.0%
1995	0.929	+0.0%
1996	0.929	+0.0%
1997	0.929	+0.0%
1998	0.929	+0.0%
1999	0.929	+0.0%
2000	0.929	+0.0%
2001	0.929	+0.0%
2002	0.929	+0.0%
2003	0.929	+0.0%
2004	0.867	-6.7%
2005	0.867	+0.0%
2006	0.867	+0.0%
2007	0.867	+0.0%
2008	0.852	-1.7%
2009	0.852	+0.0%
2010	0.813	-4.6%
2011	0.813	+0.0%
2012	0.813	+0.0%
2013	0.832	+2.3%
2014	0.832	+0.0%
2015	0.832	+0.0%
2016	0.88	+5.8%
2017	0.863	-1.9%
2018	0.879	+1.9%
2019	0.879	+0.0%
2020	0.874	-0.6%
2021	0.874	+0.0%
2022	0.874	+0.0%
2023	0.874	+0.0%
2024	0.844	-3.4%
2025	0.68	-19.4%

Argentina compared with similar countries

Argentina's 0.68 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6945, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Argentina's 0.68 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.837, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.43	0.43	0.43	1
1790s	0.43	0.43	0.43	10
1800s	0.43	0.43	0.43	10
1810s	0.5056	0.43	0.514	10
1820s	0.514	0.514	0.514	10
1830s	0.268	0.268	0.268	10
1840s	0.268	0.268	0.268	10
1850s	0.4409	0.268	0.515	10
1860s	0.4553	0.314	0.471	10
1870s	0.5766	0.471	0.647	10
1880s	0.647	0.647	0.647	10
1890s	0.729	0.729	0.729	10
1900s	0.666	0.666	0.666	10
1910s	0.6888	0.666	0.737	10
1920s	0.737	0.737	0.737	10
1930s	0.5316	0.525	0.591	10
1940s	0.5178	0.431	0.53	10
1950s	0.5795	0.521	0.79	10
1960s	0.577	0.276	0.808	10
1970s	0.2856	0.038	0.669	10
1980s	0.6021	0.038	0.929	10
1990s	0.929	0.929	0.929	10
2000s	0.8888	0.852	0.929	10
2010s	0.8436	0.813	0.88	10
2020s	0.8367	0.68	0.874	6

Countries ranked near Argentina

98 Bhutan 0.687 compare
99 Tanzania 0.683 compare
100 Bolivia 0.68 compare
102 Pakistan 0.677 compare
103 Mauritania 0.664 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong civil society index in Argentina?: Strong civil society index in Argentina was 0.68 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong civil society index recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 0.929 in 1984.
What is the lowest strong civil society index recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 0.038 in 1977.
How does Argentina rank for strong civil society index?: Argentina ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong civil society index rising or falling in Argentina?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Strong Civil Society Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,138 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which interest groups, labor unions, charities, and other civil society organizations are autonomous from the state and can freely pursue their goals. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (strongest).