Strong Civil Society Index in Czechia
Czechia: Strong Civil Society Index was 0.849 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Strong Civil Society Index in Czechia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.849 for strong civil society index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strong civil society index in Czechia peaked at 0.918 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0.019, in 1940.
Czechia ranks 57th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Strong Civil Society Index in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.103 | — |
| 1790 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.065 | -36.9% |
| 1794 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.498 | +666.2% |
| 1849 | 0.121 | -75.7% |
| 1850 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.063 | -47.9% |
| 1852 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.136 | +115.9% |
| 1868 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.46 | +238.2% |
| 1871 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.408 | -11.3% |
| 1876 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.466 | +14.2% |
| 1887 | 0.466 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.466 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.466 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.612 | +31.3% |
| 1891 | 0.612 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.612 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.645 | +5.4% |
| 1894 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.49 | -24.0% |
| 1915 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.918 | +87.3% |
| 1919 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.892 | -2.8% |
| 1931 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.832 | -6.7% |
| 1939 | 0.129 | -84.5% |
| 1940 | 0.019 | -85.3% |
| 1941 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.337 | +1673.7% |
| 1946 | 0.479 | +42.1% |
| 1947 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.094 | -80.4% |
| 1949 | 0.041 | -56.4% |
| 1950 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.069 | +68.3% |
| 1955 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.091 | +31.9% |
| 1968 | 0.198 | +117.6% |
| 1969 | 0.106 | -46.5% |
| 1970 | 0.094 | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.071 | -24.5% |
| 1973 | 0.094 | +32.4% |
| 1974 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.104 | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.113 | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.884 | +682.3% |
| 1991 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.888 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.896 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.898 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.902 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.902 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.87 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.849 | -2.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.849 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.864, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.849 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8455, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.103 | 0.103 | 0.103 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0764 | 0.065 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1139 | 0.065 | 0.498 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0688 | 0.063 | 0.121 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0849 | 0.063 | 0.136 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.434 | 0.408 | 0.46 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4312 | 0.408 | 0.466 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6351 | 0.612 | 0.645 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.645 | 0.645 | 0.645 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6376 | 0.49 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.918 | 0.918 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8097 | 0.129 | 0.892 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1525 | 0.019 | 0.479 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0578 | 0.041 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0878 | 0.069 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0957 | 0.071 | 0.104 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1049 | 0.104 | 0.113 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.884 | 0.884 | 0.884 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.888 | 0.888 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8912 | 0.888 | 0.902 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8718 | 0.849 | 0.902 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More reference data data for Czechia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5681 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is strong civil society index in Czechia?
- Strong civil society index in Czechia was 0.849 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest strong civil society index recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 1918.
- What is the lowest strong civil society index recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.019 in 1940.
- How does Czechia rank for strong civil society index?
- Czechia ranks 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strong civil society index rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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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About this data
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).