Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Italy or Spain?

Spain, at 0.883 against 0.88 in Italy as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?

210 years are reported by both, from 1815 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.

Italy vs Spain: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Italy

0.88

in 2025

Spain

0.883

in 2025

Italy rank

22nd

Spain rank

20th

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.883 against 0.88 in Italy, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Spain ahead.

Italy ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 20th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 11 and Spain in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.016	0.019	0.003	Spain
1820s	0.016	0.0254	0.0094	Spain
1830s	0.016	0.026	0.01	Spain
1840s	0.0169	0.034	0.0171	Spain
1850s	0.025	0.034	0.009	Spain
1860s	0.0694	0.0352	0.0342	Italy
1870s	0.075	0.039	0.036	Italy
1880s	0.148	0.045	0.103	Italy
1890s	0.148	0.0551	0.0929	Italy
1900s	0.13	0.101	0.029	Italy
1910s	0.1355	0.101	0.0345	Italy
1920s	0.1228	0.0941	0.0287	Italy
1930s	0.0894	0.2048	0.1154	Spain
1940s	0.1435	0.059	0.0845	Italy
1950s	0.3778	0.062	0.3158	Italy
1960s	0.4279	0.0838	0.3441	Italy
1970s	0.6225	0.235	0.3875	Italy
1980s	0.66	0.8442	0.1842	Spain
1990s	0.8206	0.8936	0.073	Spain
2000s	0.8478	0.901	0.0532	Spain
2010s	0.8625	0.8958	0.0333	Spain
2020s	0.8788	0.8893	0.0105	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Italy or Spain?: Spain, at 0.883 against 0.88 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Italy and Spain?: 0.003, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?: 210 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Italy ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 20th 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.