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

Japan
0.715
in 2025
United States of America
0.723
in 2025
Japan rank
94th
United States of America rank
91st

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

  • Japan
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.723 against 0.715 in Japan, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States of America ahead.

Japan ranks 94th and United States of America ranks 91st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
1780s 0.025 0.026 0.001 United States of America
1790s 0.025 0.026 0.001 United States of America
1800s 0.025 0.026 0.001 United States of America
1810s 0.025 0.026 0.001 United States of America
1820s 0.025 0.051 0.026 United States of America
1830s 0.025 0.151 0.126 United States of America
1840s 0.025 0.151 0.126 United States of America
1850s 0.03 0.151 0.121 United States of America
1860s 0.0305 0.2534 0.2229 United States of America
1870s 0.127 0.362 0.235 United States of America
1880s 0.1255 0.362 0.2365 United States of America
1890s 0.122 0.362 0.24 United States of America
1900s 0.098 0.293 0.195 United States of America
1910s 0.1064 0.2934 0.187 United States of America
1920s 0.1294 0.329 0.1996 United States of America
1930s 0.1208 0.3333 0.2125 United States of America
1940s 0.2445 0.372 0.1275 United States of America
1950s 0.5008 0.4048 0.096 Japan
1960s 0.518 0.424 0.094 Japan
1970s 0.518 0.6469 0.1289 United States of America
1980s 0.5901 0.7638 0.1737 United States of America
1990s 0.7005 0.7922 0.0917 United States of America
2000s 0.7249 0.8215 0.0966 United States of America
2010s 0.7085 0.8211 0.1126 United States of America
2020s 0.7078 0.791 0.0832 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Japan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.723 against 0.715 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Japan and United States of America?
0.008, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for women's civil society participation index?
Japan ranks 94th 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

Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.