What is women's civil society participation index in Brazil?

Women's civil society participation index in Brazil was 0.734 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.849 in 2012.

What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.121 in 1789.

How does Brazil rank for women's civil society participation index?

Brazil ranks 89th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Brazil data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Brazil

Name: Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Brazil
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.734 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.734

Change on year

down 13.2%

World rank

89th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.849

in 2012

All-time low

0.121

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Brazil, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, women's civil society participation index in Brazil stood at 0.734.

That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Brazil peaked at 0.849 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.121, in 1789.

Brazil ranks 89th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Brazil, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.121	—
1790	0.121	+0.0%
1791	0.121	+0.0%
1792	0.121	+0.0%
1793	0.121	+0.0%
1794	0.121	+0.0%
1795	0.121	+0.0%
1796	0.121	+0.0%
1797	0.121	+0.0%
1798	0.121	+0.0%
1799	0.121	+0.0%
1800	0.121	+0.0%
1801	0.121	+0.0%
1802	0.121	+0.0%
1803	0.121	+0.0%
1804	0.121	+0.0%
1805	0.121	+0.0%
1806	0.121	+0.0%
1807	0.121	+0.0%
1808	0.121	+0.0%
1809	0.121	+0.0%
1810	0.121	+0.0%
1811	0.121	+0.0%
1812	0.121	+0.0%
1813	0.121	+0.0%
1814	0.121	+0.0%
1815	0.121	+0.0%
1816	0.121	+0.0%
1817	0.121	+0.0%
1818	0.121	+0.0%
1819	0.121	+0.0%
1820	0.121	+0.0%
1821	0.121	+0.0%
1822	0.121	+0.0%
1823	0.176	+45.5%
1824	0.176	+0.0%
1825	0.176	+0.0%
1826	0.176	+0.0%
1827	0.176	+0.0%
1828	0.176	+0.0%
1829	0.176	+0.0%
1830	0.176	+0.0%
1831	0.176	+0.0%
1832	0.176	+0.0%
1833	0.176	+0.0%
1834	0.176	+0.0%
1835	0.176	+0.0%
1836	0.176	+0.0%
1837	0.176	+0.0%
1838	0.176	+0.0%
1839	0.176	+0.0%
1840	0.176	+0.0%
1841	0.176	+0.0%
1842	0.176	+0.0%
1843	0.176	+0.0%
1844	0.176	+0.0%
1845	0.176	+0.0%
1846	0.176	+0.0%
1847	0.176	+0.0%
1848	0.176	+0.0%
1849	0.176	+0.0%
1850	0.176	+0.0%
1851	0.176	+0.0%
1852	0.176	+0.0%
1853	0.176	+0.0%
1854	0.176	+0.0%
1855	0.176	+0.0%
1856	0.176	+0.0%
1857	0.176	+0.0%
1858	0.176	+0.0%
1859	0.176	+0.0%
1860	0.176	+0.0%
1861	0.176	+0.0%
1862	0.176	+0.0%
1863	0.176	+0.0%
1864	0.176	+0.0%
1865	0.176	+0.0%
1866	0.176	+0.0%
1867	0.176	+0.0%
1868	0.176	+0.0%
1869	0.176	+0.0%
1870	0.176	+0.0%
1871	0.176	+0.0%
1872	0.176	+0.0%
1873	0.176	+0.0%
1874	0.176	+0.0%
1875	0.176	+0.0%
1876	0.176	+0.0%
1877	0.176	+0.0%
1878	0.176	+0.0%
1879	0.176	+0.0%
1880	0.176	+0.0%
1881	0.176	+0.0%
1882	0.73	+314.8%
1883	0.73	+0.0%
1884	0.73	+0.0%
1885	0.73	+0.0%
1886	0.73	+0.0%
1887	0.73	+0.0%
1888	0.73	+0.0%
1889	0.394	-46.0%
1890	0.394	+0.0%
1891	0.3	-23.9%
1892	0.3	+0.0%
1893	0.3	+0.0%
1894	0.3	+0.0%
1895	0.335	+11.7%
1896	0.335	+0.0%
1897	0.335	+0.0%
1898	0.335	+0.0%
1899	0.335	+0.0%
1900	0.274	-18.2%
1901	0.274	+0.0%
1902	0.274	+0.0%
1903	0.274	+0.0%
1904	0.274	+0.0%
1905	0.274	+0.0%
1906	0.274	+0.0%
1907	0.274	+0.0%
1908	0.274	+0.0%
1909	0.274	+0.0%
1910	0.274	+0.0%
1911	0.274	+0.0%
1912	0.274	+0.0%
1913	0.274	+0.0%
1914	0.264	-3.6%
1915	0.264	+0.0%
1916	0.264	+0.0%
1917	0.264	+0.0%
1918	0.264	+0.0%
1919	0.264	+0.0%
1920	0.274	+3.8%
1921	0.274	+0.0%
1922	0.274	+0.0%
1923	0.274	+0.0%
1924	0.335	+22.3%
1925	0.335	+0.0%
1926	0.335	+0.0%
1927	0.335	+0.0%
1928	0.335	+0.0%
1929	0.335	+0.0%
1930	0.335	+0.0%
1931	0.335	+0.0%
1932	0.348	+3.9%
1933	0.348	+0.0%
1934	0.354	+1.7%
1935	0.354	+0.0%
1936	0.354	+0.0%
1937	0.342	-3.4%
1938	0.327	-4.4%
1939	0.327	+0.0%
1940	0.327	+0.0%
1941	0.327	+0.0%
1942	0.327	+0.0%
1943	0.327	+0.0%
1944	0.327	+0.0%
1945	0.36	+10.1%
1946	0.383	+6.4%
1947	0.409	+6.8%
1948	0.409	+0.0%
1949	0.409	+0.0%
1950	0.409	+0.0%
1951	0.409	+0.0%
1952	0.409	+0.0%
1953	0.409	+0.0%
1954	0.409	+0.0%
1955	0.409	+0.0%
1956	0.409	+0.0%
1957	0.409	+0.0%
1958	0.409	+0.0%
1959	0.409	+0.0%
1960	0.41	+0.2%
1961	0.41	+0.0%
1962	0.41	+0.0%
1963	0.41	+0.0%
1964	0.406	-1.0%
1965	0.375	-7.6%
1966	0.379	+1.1%
1967	0.379	+0.0%
1968	0.379	+0.0%
1969	0.379	+0.0%
1970	0.426	+12.4%
1971	0.431	+1.2%
1972	0.431	+0.0%
1973	0.431	+0.0%
1974	0.431	+0.0%
1975	0.454	+5.3%
1976	0.454	+0.0%
1977	0.454	+0.0%
1978	0.454	+0.0%
1979	0.478	+5.3%
1980	0.501	+4.8%
1981	0.501	+0.0%
1982	0.517	+3.2%
1983	0.517	+0.0%
1984	0.517	+0.0%
1985	0.57	+10.3%
1986	0.65	+14.0%
1987	0.646	-0.6%
1988	0.771	+19.3%
1989	0.793	+2.9%
1990	0.782	-1.4%
1991	0.79	+1.0%
1992	0.789	-0.1%
1993	0.789	+0.0%
1994	0.806	+2.2%
1995	0.806	+0.0%
1996	0.824	+2.2%
1997	0.837	+1.6%
1998	0.829	-1.0%
1999	0.829	+0.0%
2000	0.83	+0.1%
2001	0.834	+0.5%
2002	0.838	+0.5%
2003	0.836	-0.2%
2004	0.836	+0.0%
2005	0.836	+0.0%
2006	0.841	+0.6%
2007	0.837	-0.5%
2008	0.835	-0.2%
2009	0.835	+0.0%
2010	0.836	+0.1%
2011	0.836	+0.0%
2012	0.849	+1.6%
2013	0.814	-4.1%
2014	0.814	+0.0%
2015	0.817	+0.4%
2016	0.8	-2.1%
2017	0.799	-0.1%
2018	0.801	+0.3%
2019	0.82	+2.4%
2020	0.821	+0.1%
2021	0.801	-2.4%
2022	0.804	+0.4%
2023	0.835	+3.9%
2024	0.846	+1.3%
2025	0.734	-13.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.121	0.121	0.121	1
1790s	0.121	0.121	0.121	10
1800s	0.121	0.121	0.121	10
1810s	0.121	0.121	0.121	10
1820s	0.1595	0.121	0.176	10
1830s	0.176	0.176	0.176	10
1840s	0.176	0.176	0.176	10
1850s	0.176	0.176	0.176	10
1860s	0.176	0.176	0.176	10
1870s	0.176	0.176	0.176	10
1880s	0.5856	0.176	0.73	10
1890s	0.3269	0.3	0.394	10
1900s	0.274	0.274	0.274	10
1910s	0.268	0.264	0.274	10
1920s	0.3106	0.274	0.335	10
1930s	0.3424	0.327	0.354	10
1940s	0.3605	0.327	0.409	10
1950s	0.409	0.409	0.409	10
1960s	0.3937	0.375	0.41	10
1970s	0.4444	0.426	0.478	10
1980s	0.5983	0.501	0.793	10
1990s	0.8081	0.782	0.837	10
2000s	0.8358	0.83	0.841	10
2010s	0.8186	0.799	0.849	10
2020s	0.8068	0.734	0.846	6

Countries ranked near Brazil

86 Honduras 0.745 compare
87 Argentina 0.739 compare
88 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.735 compare
90 Iceland 0.733 compare
91 United States of America 0.723 compare
92 Burkina Faso 0.722 compare

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More gender data for Brazil

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.31 million (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.28 million (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Brazil?: Women's civil society participation index in Brazil was 0.734 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.849 in 2012.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.121 in 1789.
How does Brazil rank for women's civil society participation index?: Brazil ranks 89th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.