Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Brazil or United States of America?

Brazil, at 0.734 against 0.723 in United States of America as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?

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.

Brazil vs United States of America: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Brazil

0.734

in 2025

United States of America

0.723

in 2025

Brazil rank

89th

United States of America rank

91st

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Brazil
United States of America

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.734 against 0.723 in United States of America, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 89th and United States of America ranks 91st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 14 and United States of America in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.121	0.026	0.095	Brazil
1790s	0.121	0.026	0.095	Brazil
1800s	0.121	0.026	0.095	Brazil
1810s	0.121	0.026	0.095	Brazil
1820s	0.1595	0.051	0.1085	Brazil
1830s	0.176	0.151	0.025	Brazil
1840s	0.176	0.151	0.025	Brazil
1850s	0.176	0.151	0.025	Brazil
1860s	0.176	0.2534	0.0774	United States of America
1870s	0.176	0.362	0.186	United States of America
1880s	0.5856	0.362	0.2236	Brazil
1890s	0.3269	0.362	0.0351	United States of America
1900s	0.274	0.293	0.019	United States of America
1910s	0.268	0.2934	0.0254	United States of America
1920s	0.3106	0.329	0.0184	United States of America
1930s	0.3424	0.3333	0.0091	Brazil
1940s	0.3605	0.372	0.0115	United States of America
1950s	0.409	0.4048	0.0042	Brazil
1960s	0.3937	0.424	0.0303	United States of America
1970s	0.4444	0.6469	0.2025	United States of America
1980s	0.5983	0.7638	0.1655	United States of America
1990s	0.8081	0.7922	0.0159	Brazil
2000s	0.8358	0.8215	0.0143	Brazil
2010s	0.8186	0.8211	0.0025	United States of America
2020s	0.8068	0.791	0.0158	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Brazil or United States of America?: Brazil, at 0.734 against 0.723 in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Brazil and United States of America?: 0.011, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Brazil ranks 89th and United States of America ranks 91st 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.