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

The highest recorded value was 0.815 in 2023.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.011 in 1899.

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

Guatemala ranks 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Guatemala 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 Guatemala

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

Guatemala: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.802 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.802

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

64th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.815

in 2023

All-time low

0.011

in 1899

Years of data

236

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 0.802 for women's civil society participation index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Guatemala peaked at 0.815 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.011, in 1899.

Guatemala ranks 64th 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 Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Guatemala, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.036	—
1790	0.036	+0.0%
1791	0.036	+0.0%
1792	0.036	+0.0%
1793	0.036	+0.0%
1794	0.036	+0.0%
1795	0.036	+0.0%
1796	0.036	+0.0%
1797	0.036	+0.0%
1798	0.036	+0.0%
1799	0.036	+0.0%
1800	0.036	+0.0%
1801	0.036	+0.0%
1802	0.036	+0.0%
1803	0.036	+0.0%
1804	0.036	+0.0%
1805	0.036	+0.0%
1806	0.036	+0.0%
1807	0.036	+0.0%
1808	0.036	+0.0%
1809	0.036	+0.0%
1810	0.036	+0.0%
1811	0.049	+36.1%
1812	0.049	+0.0%
1813	0.049	+0.0%
1814	0.049	+0.0%
1815	0.049	+0.0%
1816	0.049	+0.0%
1817	0.049	+0.0%
1818	0.049	+0.0%
1819	0.049	+0.0%
1820	0.049	+0.0%
1821	0.049	+0.0%
1823	0.209	+326.5%
1824	0.209	+0.0%
1825	0.209	+0.0%
1826	0.209	+0.0%
1827	0.209	+0.0%
1828	0.209	+0.0%
1829	0.209	+0.0%
1830	0.209	+0.0%
1831	0.209	+0.0%
1832	0.209	+0.0%
1833	0.209	+0.0%
1834	0.209	+0.0%
1835	0.209	+0.0%
1836	0.209	+0.0%
1837	0.209	+0.0%
1838	0.041	-80.4%
1839	0.041	+0.0%
1840	0.041	+0.0%
1841	0.041	+0.0%
1842	0.041	+0.0%
1843	0.041	+0.0%
1844	0.041	+0.0%
1845	0.041	+0.0%
1846	0.041	+0.0%
1847	0.041	+0.0%
1848	0.041	+0.0%
1849	0.041	+0.0%
1850	0.041	+0.0%
1851	0.041	+0.0%
1852	0.041	+0.0%
1853	0.041	+0.0%
1854	0.041	+0.0%
1855	0.041	+0.0%
1856	0.041	+0.0%
1857	0.041	+0.0%
1858	0.041	+0.0%
1859	0.041	+0.0%
1860	0.041	+0.0%
1861	0.041	+0.0%
1862	0.041	+0.0%
1863	0.041	+0.0%
1864	0.041	+0.0%
1865	0.041	+0.0%
1866	0.041	+0.0%
1867	0.041	+0.0%
1868	0.041	+0.0%
1869	0.041	+0.0%
1870	0.041	+0.0%
1871	0.041	+0.0%
1872	0.041	+0.0%
1873	0.041	+0.0%
1874	0.041	+0.0%
1875	0.041	+0.0%
1876	0.041	+0.0%
1877	0.041	+0.0%
1878	0.041	+0.0%
1879	0.041	+0.0%
1880	0.041	+0.0%
1881	0.041	+0.0%
1882	0.041	+0.0%
1883	0.041	+0.0%
1884	0.041	+0.0%
1885	0.041	+0.0%
1886	0.041	+0.0%
1887	0.041	+0.0%
1888	0.041	+0.0%
1889	0.041	+0.0%
1890	0.041	+0.0%
1891	0.041	+0.0%
1892	0.198	+382.9%
1893	0.198	+0.0%
1894	0.198	+0.0%
1895	0.198	+0.0%
1896	0.198	+0.0%
1897	0.198	+0.0%
1898	0.198	+0.0%
1899	0.011	-94.4%
1900	0.011	+0.0%
1901	0.011	+0.0%
1902	0.011	+0.0%
1903	0.011	+0.0%
1904	0.011	+0.0%
1905	0.011	+0.0%
1906	0.011	+0.0%
1907	0.011	+0.0%
1908	0.011	+0.0%
1909	0.011	+0.0%
1910	0.011	+0.0%
1911	0.011	+0.0%
1912	0.011	+0.0%
1913	0.011	+0.0%
1914	0.011	+0.0%
1915	0.011	+0.0%
1916	0.011	+0.0%
1917	0.011	+0.0%
1918	0.011	+0.0%
1919	0.011	+0.0%
1920	0.012	+9.1%
1921	0.015	+25.0%
1922	0.013	-13.3%
1923	0.013	+0.0%
1924	0.013	+0.0%
1925	0.013	+0.0%
1926	0.013	+0.0%
1927	0.013	+0.0%
1928	0.013	+0.0%
1929	0.013	+0.0%
1930	0.013	+0.0%
1931	0.012	-7.7%
1932	0.012	+0.0%
1933	0.012	+0.0%
1934	0.012	+0.0%
1935	0.012	+0.0%
1936	0.012	+0.0%
1937	0.012	+0.0%
1938	0.012	+0.0%
1939	0.012	+0.0%
1940	0.012	+0.0%
1941	0.012	+0.0%
1942	0.012	+0.0%
1943	0.012	+0.0%
1944	0.023	+91.7%
1945	0.205	+791.3%
1946	0.233	+13.7%
1947	0.233	+0.0%
1948	0.233	+0.0%
1949	0.233	+0.0%
1950	0.233	+0.0%
1951	0.233	+0.0%
1952	0.233	+0.0%
1953	0.233	+0.0%
1954	0.222	-4.7%
1955	0.07	-68.5%
1956	0.07	+0.0%
1957	0.07	+0.0%
1958	0.076	+8.6%
1959	0.077	+1.3%
1960	0.087	+13.0%
1961	0.087	+0.0%
1962	0.087	+0.0%
1963	0.078	-10.3%
1964	0.078	+0.0%
1965	0.062	-20.5%
1966	0.064	+3.2%
1967	0.065	+1.6%
1968	0.065	+0.0%
1969	0.065	+0.0%
1970	0.067	+3.1%
1971	0.065	-3.0%
1972	0.065	+0.0%
1973	0.065	+0.0%
1974	0.065	+0.0%
1975	0.066	+1.5%
1976	0.069	+4.5%
1977	0.063	-8.7%
1978	0.052	-17.5%
1979	0.052	+0.0%
1980	0.052	+0.0%
1981	0.052	+0.0%
1982	0.052	+0.0%
1983	0.056	+7.7%
1984	0.073	+30.4%
1985	0.263	+260.3%
1986	0.366	+39.2%
1987	0.391	+6.8%
1988	0.391	+0.0%
1989	0.391	+0.0%
1990	0.402	+2.8%
1991	0.411	+2.2%
1992	0.411	+0.0%
1993	0.415	+1.0%
1994	0.525	+26.5%
1995	0.535	+1.9%
1996	0.54	+0.9%
1997	0.605	+12.0%
1998	0.605	+0.0%
1999	0.605	+0.0%
2000	0.655	+8.3%
2001	0.655	+0.0%
2002	0.655	+0.0%
2003	0.655	+0.0%
2004	0.655	+0.0%
2005	0.655	+0.0%
2006	0.655	+0.0%
2007	0.655	+0.0%
2008	0.655	+0.0%
2009	0.655	+0.0%
2010	0.655	+0.0%
2011	0.655	+0.0%
2012	0.656	+0.2%
2013	0.683	+4.1%
2014	0.683	+0.0%
2015	0.699	+2.3%
2016	0.693	-0.9%
2017	0.717	+3.5%
2018	0.74	+3.2%
2019	0.759	+2.6%
2020	0.765	+0.8%
2021	0.763	-0.3%
2022	0.734	-3.8%
2023	0.815	+11.0%
2024	0.809	-0.7%
2025	0.802	-0.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.036	0.036	0.036	1
1790s	0.036	0.036	0.036	10
1800s	0.036	0.036	0.036	10
1810s	0.0477	0.036	0.049	10
1820s	0.1734	0.049	0.209	9
1830s	0.1754	0.041	0.209	10
1840s	0.041	0.041	0.041	10
1850s	0.041	0.041	0.041	10
1860s	0.041	0.041	0.041	10
1870s	0.041	0.041	0.041	10
1880s	0.041	0.041	0.041	10
1890s	0.1479	0.011	0.198	10
1900s	0.011	0.011	0.011	10
1910s	0.011	0.011	0.011	10
1920s	0.0131	0.012	0.015	10
1930s	0.0121	0.012	0.013	10
1940s	0.1208	0.012	0.233	10
1950s	0.1517	0.07	0.233	10
1960s	0.0738	0.062	0.087	10
1970s	0.0629	0.052	0.069	10
1980s	0.2087	0.052	0.391	10
1990s	0.5054	0.402	0.605	10
2000s	0.655	0.655	0.655	10
2010s	0.694	0.655	0.759	10
2020s	0.7813	0.734	0.815	6

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More gender data for Guatemala

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,681 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5138 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 183,639 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 190,265 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 182,353 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 188,776 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 181,168 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 187,405 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 180,709 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 186,820 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Guatemala?: Women's civil society participation index in Guatemala was 0.802 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 Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 0.815 in 2023.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 0.011 in 1899.
How does Guatemala rank for women's civil society participation index?: Guatemala ranks 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guatemala 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.