Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Argentina or Brazil?

Argentina, at 0.739 against 0.734 in Brazil as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Brazil: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Argentina

0.739

in 2025

Brazil

0.734

in 2025

Argentina rank

87th

Brazil rank

89th

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Argentina
Brazil

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.739 against 0.734 in Brazil, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.

Argentina ranks 87th and Brazil ranks 89th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Brazil in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.052	0.121	0.069	Brazil
1790s	0.052	0.121	0.069	Brazil
1800s	0.052	0.121	0.069	Brazil
1810s	0.0646	0.121	0.0564	Brazil
1820s	0.066	0.1595	0.0935	Brazil
1830s	0.066	0.176	0.11	Brazil
1840s	0.066	0.176	0.11	Brazil
1850s	0.066	0.176	0.11	Brazil
1860s	0.2817	0.176	0.1057	Argentina
1870s	0.313	0.176	0.137	Argentina
1880s	0.313	0.5856	0.2726	Brazil
1890s	0.313	0.3269	0.0139	Brazil
1900s	0.248	0.274	0.026	Brazil
1910s	0.24	0.268	0.028	Brazil
1920s	0.2534	0.3106	0.0572	Brazil
1930s	0.1987	0.3424	0.1437	Brazil
1940s	0.2331	0.3605	0.1274	Brazil
1950s	0.3198	0.409	0.0892	Brazil
1960s	0.3404	0.3937	0.0533	Brazil
1970s	0.296	0.4444	0.1484	Brazil
1980s	0.533	0.5983	0.0653	Brazil
1990s	0.7165	0.8081	0.0916	Brazil
2000s	0.7293	0.8358	0.1065	Brazil
2010s	0.7277	0.8186	0.0909	Brazil
2020s	0.7535	0.8068	0.0533	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Argentina or Brazil?: Argentina, at 0.739 against 0.734 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Argentina and Brazil?: 0.005, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Argentina ranks 87th and Brazil ranks 89th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's 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, 30,062 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.