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

Papua New Guinea, at 0.546 against 0.541 in Mali as of 2025.

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

0.005, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali 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.

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

Mali

0.541

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.546

in 2025

Mali rank

136th

Papua New Guinea rank

135th

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Mali
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.546 against 0.541 in Mali, a difference of 0.005.

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

Mali ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 11 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.025	0.012	0.013	Mali
1910s	0.025	0.012	0.013	Mali
1920s	0.025	0.012	0.013	Mali
1930s	0.025	0.012	0.013	Mali
1940s	0.025	0.0184	0.0066	Mali
1950s	0.0369	0.048	0.0111	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.3566	0.0642	0.2924	Mali
1970s	0.458	0.282	0.176	Mali
1980s	0.458	0.52	0.062	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.6604	0.52	0.1404	Mali
2000s	0.697	0.511	0.186	Mali
2010s	0.6764	0.5232	0.1532	Mali
2020s	0.6197	0.5435	0.0762	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Mali or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.546 against 0.541 in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Mali and Papua New Guinea?: 0.005, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Papua New Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mali and Papua New Guinea rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Mali ranks 136th 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.