Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Barbados or Norway?

Norway, at 0.909 against 0.903 in Barbados as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Norway?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Barbados vs Norway: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Barbados

0.903

in 2025

Norway

0.909

in 2025

Barbados rank

10th

Norway rank

8th

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Barbados
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.909 against 0.903 in Barbados, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.

Barbados ranks 10th and Norway ranks 8th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.416	0.425	0.009	Norway
1910s	0.416	0.425	0.009	Norway
1920s	0.416	0.4306	0.0146	Norway
1930s	0.4172	0.441	0.0238	Norway
1940s	0.5087	0.4824	0.0263	Barbados
1950s	0.7044	0.6808	0.0236	Barbados
1960s	0.754	0.7601	0.0061	Norway
1970s	0.823	0.8607	0.0377	Norway
1980s	0.852	0.87	0.018	Norway
1990s	0.852	0.885	0.033	Norway
2000s	0.852	0.8983	0.0463	Norway
2010s	0.8597	0.9015	0.0418	Norway
2020s	0.8987	0.9028	0.0042	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Barbados or Norway?: Norway, at 0.909 against 0.903 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Barbados and Norway?: 0.006, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Norway?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Norway rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Barbados ranks 10th and Norway ranks 8th 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.