Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Portugal or Vanuatu?

Vanuatu, at 0.784 against 0.781 in Portugal as of 2025.

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

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 Vanuatu: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Portugal

0.781

in 2025

Vanuatu

0.784

in 2025

Portugal rank

77th

Vanuatu rank

76th

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Portugal
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.784 against 0.781 in Portugal, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Portugal ranks 77th and Vanuatu ranks 76th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.076	0.3572	0.2812	Vanuatu
1910s	0.1787	0.377	0.1983	Vanuatu
1920s	0.1397	0.377	0.2373	Vanuatu
1930s	0.116	0.377	0.261	Vanuatu
1940s	0.116	0.375	0.259	Vanuatu
1950s	0.115	0.375	0.26	Vanuatu
1960s	0.1192	0.375	0.2558	Vanuatu
1970s	0.5273	0.415	0.1123	Portugal
1980s	0.8289	0.7046	0.1243	Portugal
1990s	0.8596	0.715	0.1446	Portugal
2000s	0.8845	0.703	0.1815	Portugal
2010s	0.8883	0.706	0.1823	Portugal
2020s	0.8782	0.719	0.1592	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Portugal or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 0.784 against 0.781 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Portugal and Vanuatu?: 0.003, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Vanuatu?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Vanuatu rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Portugal ranks 77th and Vanuatu ranks 76th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Portugal vs Vanuatu: Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-civil-society-participation-index/portugal/vanuatu/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-civil-society-participation-index/portugal/vanuatu/">Portugal vs Vanuatu: Women's Civil Society Participation Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.