What is strong civil society index in Spain?

Strong civil society index in Spain was 0.941 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.968 in 2009.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.036 in 1959.

How does Spain rank for strong civil society index?

Spain ranks 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is strong civil society index rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Spain 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 Spain

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

Spain: Strong Civil Society Index was 0.941 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.941

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

14th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.968

in 2009

All-time low

0.036

in 1959

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Strong Civil Society Index in Spain, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, strong civil society index in Spain stood at 0.941.

That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong civil society index in Spain peaked at 0.968 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.036, in 1959.

Spain ranks 14th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Strong Civil Society Index in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Strong Civil Society Index in Spain, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.059	—
1790	0.059	+0.0%
1791	0.059	+0.0%
1792	0.059	+0.0%
1793	0.059	+0.0%
1794	0.059	+0.0%
1795	0.059	+0.0%
1796	0.059	+0.0%
1797	0.059	+0.0%
1798	0.059	+0.0%
1799	0.059	+0.0%
1800	0.059	+0.0%
1801	0.059	+0.0%
1802	0.059	+0.0%
1803	0.059	+0.0%
1804	0.059	+0.0%
1805	0.059	+0.0%
1806	0.059	+0.0%
1807	0.059	+0.0%
1808	0.199	+237.3%
1809	0.199	+0.0%
1810	0.199	+0.0%
1811	0.199	+0.0%
1812	0.199	+0.0%
1813	0.199	+0.0%
1814	0.064	-67.8%
1815	0.064	+0.0%
1816	0.064	+0.0%
1817	0.064	+0.0%
1818	0.064	+0.0%
1819	0.064	+0.0%
1820	0.531	+729.7%
1821	0.531	+0.0%
1822	0.531	+0.0%
1823	0.531	+0.0%
1824	0.063	-88.1%
1825	0.063	+0.0%
1826	0.063	+0.0%
1827	0.063	+0.0%
1828	0.063	+0.0%
1829	0.063	+0.0%
1830	0.063	+0.0%
1831	0.063	+0.0%
1832	0.063	+0.0%
1833	0.063	+0.0%
1834	0.245	+288.9%
1835	0.245	+0.0%
1836	0.245	+0.0%
1837	0.245	+0.0%
1838	0.245	+0.0%
1839	0.245	+0.0%
1840	0.245	+0.0%
1841	0.245	+0.0%
1842	0.245	+0.0%
1843	0.245	+0.0%
1844	0.245	+0.0%
1845	0.245	+0.0%
1846	0.245	+0.0%
1847	0.245	+0.0%
1848	0.245	+0.0%
1849	0.245	+0.0%
1850	0.245	+0.0%
1851	0.245	+0.0%
1852	0.245	+0.0%
1853	0.245	+0.0%
1854	0.381	+55.5%
1855	0.381	+0.0%
1856	0.381	+0.0%
1857	0.381	+0.0%
1858	0.381	+0.0%
1859	0.381	+0.0%
1860	0.381	+0.0%
1861	0.381	+0.0%
1862	0.381	+0.0%
1863	0.381	+0.0%
1864	0.381	+0.0%
1865	0.381	+0.0%
1866	0.381	+0.0%
1867	0.381	+0.0%
1868	0.381	+0.0%
1869	0.517	+35.7%
1870	0.517	+0.0%
1871	0.517	+0.0%
1872	0.517	+0.0%
1873	0.517	+0.0%
1874	0.517	+0.0%
1875	0.422	-18.4%
1876	0.422	+0.0%
1877	0.422	+0.0%
1878	0.422	+0.0%
1879	0.422	+0.0%
1880	0.495	+17.3%
1881	0.495	+0.0%
1882	0.495	+0.0%
1883	0.495	+0.0%
1884	0.495	+0.0%
1885	0.495	+0.0%
1886	0.495	+0.0%
1887	0.495	+0.0%
1888	0.495	+0.0%
1889	0.495	+0.0%
1890	0.495	+0.0%
1891	0.495	+0.0%
1892	0.495	+0.0%
1893	0.495	+0.0%
1894	0.495	+0.0%
1895	0.495	+0.0%
1896	0.495	+0.0%
1897	0.495	+0.0%
1898	0.495	+0.0%
1899	0.495	+0.0%
1900	0.495	+0.0%
1901	0.495	+0.0%
1902	0.495	+0.0%
1903	0.495	+0.0%
1904	0.495	+0.0%
1905	0.495	+0.0%
1906	0.495	+0.0%
1907	0.495	+0.0%
1908	0.495	+0.0%
1909	0.495	+0.0%
1910	0.495	+0.0%
1911	0.495	+0.0%
1912	0.495	+0.0%
1913	0.495	+0.0%
1914	0.495	+0.0%
1915	0.495	+0.0%
1916	0.495	+0.0%
1917	0.495	+0.0%
1918	0.495	+0.0%
1919	0.495	+0.0%
1920	0.495	+0.0%
1921	0.495	+0.0%
1922	0.454	-8.3%
1923	0.266	-41.4%
1924	0.245	-7.9%
1925	0.245	+0.0%
1926	0.245	+0.0%
1927	0.245	+0.0%
1928	0.245	+0.0%
1929	0.245	+0.0%
1930	0.245	+0.0%
1931	0.832	+239.6%
1932	0.881	+5.9%
1933	0.881	+0.0%
1934	0.881	+0.0%
1935	0.881	+0.0%
1936	0.555	-37.0%
1937	0.555	+0.0%
1938	0.555	+0.0%
1939	0.552	-0.5%
1940	0.037	-93.3%
1941	0.037	+0.0%
1942	0.037	+0.0%
1943	0.037	+0.0%
1944	0.037	+0.0%
1945	0.037	+0.0%
1946	0.037	+0.0%
1947	0.037	+0.0%
1948	0.037	+0.0%
1949	0.037	+0.0%
1950	0.037	+0.0%
1951	0.037	+0.0%
1952	0.037	+0.0%
1953	0.037	+0.0%
1954	0.037	+0.0%
1955	0.037	+0.0%
1956	0.037	+0.0%
1957	0.037	+0.0%
1958	0.037	+0.0%
1959	0.036	-2.7%
1960	0.04	+11.1%
1961	0.071	+77.5%
1962	0.071	+0.0%
1963	0.139	+95.8%
1964	0.139	+0.0%
1965	0.139	+0.0%
1966	0.139	+0.0%
1967	0.139	+0.0%
1968	0.139	+0.0%
1969	0.139	+0.0%
1970	0.139	+0.0%
1971	0.139	+0.0%
1972	0.139	+0.0%
1973	0.139	+0.0%
1974	0.139	+0.0%
1975	0.14	+0.7%
1976	0.305	+117.9%
1977	0.693	+127.2%
1978	0.889	+28.3%
1979	0.967	+8.8%
1980	0.967	+0.0%
1981	0.967	+0.0%
1982	0.967	+0.0%
1983	0.967	+0.0%
1984	0.967	+0.0%
1985	0.967	+0.0%
1986	0.967	+0.0%
1987	0.967	+0.0%
1988	0.967	+0.0%
1989	0.967	+0.0%
1990	0.967	+0.0%
1991	0.967	+0.0%
1992	0.967	+0.0%
1993	0.967	+0.0%
1994	0.967	+0.0%
1995	0.967	+0.0%
1996	0.967	+0.0%
1997	0.967	+0.0%
1998	0.967	+0.0%
1999	0.967	+0.0%
2000	0.967	+0.0%
2001	0.967	+0.0%
2002	0.967	+0.0%
2003	0.967	+0.0%
2004	0.967	+0.0%
2005	0.967	+0.0%
2006	0.967	+0.0%
2007	0.967	+0.0%
2008	0.967	+0.0%
2009	0.968	+0.1%
2010	0.968	+0.0%
2011	0.968	+0.0%
2012	0.963	-0.5%
2013	0.943	-2.1%
2014	0.94	-0.3%
2015	0.944	+0.4%
2016	0.944	+0.0%
2017	0.916	-3.0%
2018	0.927	+1.2%
2019	0.939	+1.3%
2020	0.953	+1.5%
2021	0.925	-2.9%
2022	0.942	+1.8%
2023	0.922	-2.1%
2024	0.941	+2.1%
2025	0.941	+0.0%

Spain compared with similar countries

Spain's 0.941 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.864, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Spain's 0.941 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8455, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.059	0.059	0.059	1
1790s	0.059	0.059	0.059	10
1800s	0.087	0.059	0.199	10
1810s	0.118	0.064	0.199	10
1820s	0.2502	0.063	0.531	10
1830s	0.1722	0.063	0.245	10
1840s	0.245	0.245	0.245	10
1850s	0.3266	0.245	0.381	10
1860s	0.3946	0.381	0.517	10
1870s	0.4695	0.422	0.517	10
1880s	0.495	0.495	0.495	10
1890s	0.495	0.495	0.495	10
1900s	0.495	0.495	0.495	10
1910s	0.495	0.495	0.495	10
1920s	0.318	0.245	0.495	10
1930s	0.6818	0.245	0.881	10
1940s	0.037	0.037	0.037	10
1950s	0.0369	0.036	0.037	10
1960s	0.1155	0.04	0.139	10
1970s	0.3689	0.139	0.967	10
1980s	0.967	0.967	0.967	10
1990s	0.967	0.967	0.967	10
2000s	0.9671	0.967	0.968	10
2010s	0.9452	0.916	0.968	10
2020s	0.9373	0.922	0.953	6

Countries ranked near Spain

11 Ireland 0.947 compare
12 Jamaica 0.945 compare
13 Portugal 0.942 compare
15 Suriname 0.939 compare
16 Malta 0.93 compare
17 United States 0.924 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong civil society index in Spain?: Strong civil society index in Spain was 0.941 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong civil society index recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 0.968 in 2009.
What is the lowest strong civil society index recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.036 in 1959.
How does Spain rank for strong civil society index?: Spain ranks 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong civil society index rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain 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).