What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Poland and Sierra Leone?

0.003, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sierra Leone?

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 Sierra Leone: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Poland

0.788

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.791

in 2025

Poland rank

72nd

Sierra Leone rank

71st

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Poland
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.791 against 0.788 in Poland, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 72nd and Sierra Leone ranks 71st of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 11 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.403	0.198	0.205	Poland
1920s	0.4171	0.198	0.2191	Poland
1930s	0.392	0.198	0.194	Poland
1940s	0.4487	0.198	0.2507	Poland
1950s	0.457	0.2139	0.2431	Poland
1960s	0.4766	0.2996	0.177	Poland
1970s	0.4826	0.279	0.2036	Poland
1980s	0.576	0.2942	0.2818	Poland
1990s	0.8899	0.4177	0.4722	Poland
2000s	0.8882	0.711	0.1772	Poland
2010s	0.8524	0.8059	0.0465	Poland
2020s	0.748	0.8133	0.0653	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Poland or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.791 against 0.788 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Poland and Sierra Leone?: 0.003, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sierra Leone?: 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Poland and Sierra Leone rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Poland ranks 72nd and Sierra Leone ranks 71st 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.