How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Netherlands vs Sweden: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Netherlands

0.865

in 2025

Sweden

0.87

in 2025

Netherlands rank

32nd

Sweden rank

29th

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Netherlands
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.87 against 0.865 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.

Netherlands ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 29th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.01	0.035	0.025	Sweden
1790s	0.01	0.035	0.025	Sweden
1800s	0.01	0.035	0.025	Sweden
1810s	0.1166	0.035	0.0816	Netherlands
1820s	0.139	0.035	0.104	Netherlands
1830s	0.1687	0.035	0.1337	Netherlands
1840s	0.172	0.339	0.167	Sweden
1850s	0.172	0.339	0.167	Sweden
1860s	0.172	0.339	0.167	Sweden
1870s	0.172	0.339	0.167	Sweden
1880s	0.172	0.491	0.319	Sweden
1890s	0.172	0.491	0.319	Sweden
1900s	0.152	0.43	0.278	Sweden
1910s	0.1635	0.4671	0.3036	Sweden
1920s	0.217	0.7316	0.5146	Sweden
1930s	0.217	0.82	0.603	Sweden
1940s	0.2766	0.8194	0.5428	Sweden
1950s	0.347	0.827	0.48	Sweden
1960s	0.3868	0.8315	0.4447	Sweden
1970s	0.654	0.8592	0.2052	Sweden
1980s	0.7608	0.884	0.1232	Sweden
1990s	0.8614	0.8986	0.0372	Sweden
2000s	0.8676	0.9075	0.0399	Sweden
2010s	0.8151	0.8921	0.077	Sweden
2020s	0.8088	0.8727	0.0638	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Netherlands or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.87 against 0.865 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Netherlands and Sweden?: 0.005, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Netherlands ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 29th 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.