What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Portugal and South Africa?

0.004, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?

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.

Portugal vs South Africa: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Portugal

0.781

in 2025

South Africa

0.785

in 2025

Portugal rank

77th

South Africa rank

75th

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Portugal
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.785 against 0.781 in Portugal, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.

Portugal ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 75th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 8 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.076	0.115	0.039	South Africa
1910s	0.1787	0.116	0.0627	Portugal
1920s	0.1397	0.116	0.0237	Portugal
1930s	0.116	0.143	0.027	South Africa
1940s	0.116	0.1438	0.0278	South Africa
1950s	0.115	0.157	0.042	South Africa
1960s	0.1192	0.157	0.0378	South Africa
1970s	0.5273	0.157	0.3703	Portugal
1980s	0.8289	0.17	0.6589	Portugal
1990s	0.8596	0.6134	0.2462	Portugal
2000s	0.8845	0.8824	0.0021	Portugal
2010s	0.8883	0.8446	0.0437	Portugal
2020s	0.8782	0.7605	0.1177	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Portugal or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.785 against 0.781 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Portugal and South Africa?: 0.004, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Portugal ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 75th 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.