Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Poland or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.792 against 0.788 in Poland as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Poland and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.004, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sao Tome and Principe?

103 years are reported by both, from 1918 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.

Poland vs Sao Tome and Principe: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Poland

0.788

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.792

in 2025

Poland rank

72nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

70th

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Poland
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.792 against 0.788 in Poland, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 72nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 70th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 10 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.403	0.252	0.151	Poland
1920s	0.4171	0.2469	0.1702	Poland
1930s	0.392	0.235	0.157	Poland
1940s	0.4487	0.235	0.2137	Poland
1950s	0.457	0.2384	0.2186	Poland
1960s	0.4766	0.2628	0.2138	Poland
1970s	0.4826	0.4255	0.0571	Poland
1980s	0.576	0.587	0.011	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.8899	0.6401	0.2498	Poland
2000s	0.8882	0.6534	0.2348	Poland
2010s	0.8524	0.7008	0.1516	Poland
2020s	0.748	0.7862	0.0382	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Poland or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.792 against 0.788 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Poland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.004, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Poland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Poland ranks 72nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 70th 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.