What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Burkina Faso and Japan?

0.007, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Japan?

92 years are reported by both, from 1919 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.

Burkina Faso vs Japan: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Burkina Faso

0.722

in 2025

Japan

0.715

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

92nd

Japan rank

94th

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Burkina Faso
Japan

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.722 against 0.715 in Japan, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Japan ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Japan ranks 94th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.033	0.111	0.078	Japan
1920s	0.0501	0.1294	0.0793	Japan
1930s	0.052	0.128	0.076	Japan
1940s	0.124	0.461	0.337	Japan
1950s	0.1338	0.5008	0.367	Japan
1960s	0.3854	0.518	0.1326	Japan
1970s	0.339	0.518	0.179	Japan
1980s	0.288	0.5901	0.3021	Japan
1990s	0.7036	0.7005	0.0031	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.802	0.7249	0.0771	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.8126	0.7085	0.1041	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.7028	0.7078	0.005	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Burkina Faso or Japan?: Burkina Faso, at 0.722 against 0.715 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Burkina Faso and Japan?: 0.007, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Japan?: 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Japan rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Japan ranks 94th 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.