Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Fiji or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.546 against 0.52 in Fiji as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Fiji and Papua New Guinea?

0.026, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Papua New Guinea?

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.

Fiji vs Papua New Guinea: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Fiji

0.52

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.546

in 2025

Fiji rank

138th

Papua New Guinea rank

135th

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Fiji
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.546 against 0.52 in Fiji, a difference of 0.026.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 12 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.383	0.012	0.371	Fiji
1910s	0.383	0.012	0.371	Fiji
1920s	0.383	0.012	0.371	Fiji
1930s	0.383	0.012	0.371	Fiji
1940s	0.383	0.0184	0.3646	Fiji
1950s	0.3935	0.048	0.3455	Fiji
1960s	0.398	0.0642	0.3338	Fiji
1970s	0.557	0.282	0.275	Fiji
1980s	0.5411	0.52	0.0211	Fiji
1990s	0.5228	0.52	0.0028	Fiji
2000s	0.5371	0.511	0.0261	Fiji
2010s	0.5618	0.5232	0.0386	Fiji
2020s	0.4983	0.5435	0.0452	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Fiji or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.546 against 0.52 in Fiji as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Fiji and Papua New Guinea?: 0.026, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Papua New Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Papua New Guinea rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Fiji ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th 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.