What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between South Africa and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

0.011, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

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.

South Africa vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

South Africa

0.785

in 2025

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

0.774

in 2025

South Africa rank

75th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

78th

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

South Africa
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.785 against 0.774 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 75th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 78th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.115	0.081	0.034	South Africa
1910s	0.116	0.084	0.032	South Africa
1920s	0.116	0.0742	0.0418	South Africa
1930s	0.143	0.1113	0.0317	South Africa
1940s	0.1438	0.2377	0.0939	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1950s	0.157	0.2702	0.1132	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1960s	0.157	0.715	0.558	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s	0.157	0.8229	0.6659	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s	0.17	0.8415	0.6715	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	0.6134	0.8528	0.2394	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	0.8824	0.8298	0.0526	South Africa
2010s	0.8446	0.8036	0.041	South Africa
2020s	0.7605	0.7848	0.0243	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, South Africa or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: South Africa, at 0.785 against 0.774 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between South Africa and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.011, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do South Africa and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: South Africa ranks 75th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 78th 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.