How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?

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.

Australia vs Netherlands: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Australia

0.864

in 2025

Netherlands

0.865

in 2025

Australia rank

33rd

Netherlands rank

32nd

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Australia
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.865 against 0.864 in Australia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 176 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.455	0.01	0.445	Australia
1790s	0.455	0.01	0.445	Australia
1800s	0.455	0.01	0.445	Australia
1810s	0.455	0.1166	0.3384	Australia
1820s	0.482	0.139	0.343	Australia
1830s	0.5	0.1687	0.3313	Australia
1840s	0.5	0.172	0.328	Australia
1850s	0.5	0.172	0.328	Australia
1860s	0.5	0.172	0.328	Australia
1870s	0.5	0.172	0.328	Australia
1880s	0.5	0.172	0.328	Australia
1890s	0.5	0.172	0.328	Australia
1900s	0.3614	0.152	0.2094	Australia
1910s	0.315	0.1635	0.1515	Australia
1920s	0.3725	0.217	0.1555	Australia
1930s	0.4662	0.217	0.2492	Australia
1940s	0.4649	0.2766	0.1883	Australia
1950s	0.5038	0.347	0.1568	Australia
1960s	0.5884	0.3868	0.2016	Australia
1970s	0.7568	0.654	0.1028	Australia
1980s	0.8114	0.7608	0.0506	Australia
1990s	0.889	0.8614	0.0276	Australia
2000s	0.893	0.8676	0.0254	Australia
2010s	0.8967	0.8151	0.0816	Australia
2020s	0.8852	0.8088	0.0763	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Australia or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.865 against 0.864 in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Australia and Netherlands?: 0.001, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Australia ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 32nd 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.