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

Women's civil society participation index in Myanmar was 0.347 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 Myanmar?

The highest recorded value was 0.628 in 2020.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 1942.

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

Myanmar ranks 157th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Myanmar 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 Myanmar

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

Myanmar: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.347 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.347

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

157th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.628

in 2020

All-time low

0.21

in 1942

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's civil society participation index in Myanmar is 0.347, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Myanmar peaked at 0.628 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.21, in 1942.

That places Myanmar 157th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Myanmar, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.211	—
1790	0.211	+0.0%
1791	0.211	+0.0%
1792	0.211	+0.0%
1793	0.211	+0.0%
1794	0.211	+0.0%
1795	0.211	+0.0%
1796	0.211	+0.0%
1797	0.211	+0.0%
1798	0.211	+0.0%
1799	0.211	+0.0%
1800	0.211	+0.0%
1801	0.211	+0.0%
1802	0.211	+0.0%
1803	0.211	+0.0%
1804	0.211	+0.0%
1805	0.211	+0.0%
1806	0.211	+0.0%
1807	0.211	+0.0%
1808	0.211	+0.0%
1809	0.211	+0.0%
1810	0.211	+0.0%
1811	0.211	+0.0%
1812	0.211	+0.0%
1813	0.211	+0.0%
1814	0.211	+0.0%
1815	0.211	+0.0%
1816	0.211	+0.0%
1817	0.211	+0.0%
1818	0.211	+0.0%
1819	0.211	+0.0%
1820	0.211	+0.0%
1821	0.211	+0.0%
1822	0.211	+0.0%
1823	0.211	+0.0%
1824	0.211	+0.0%
1825	0.211	+0.0%
1826	0.211	+0.0%
1827	0.211	+0.0%
1828	0.211	+0.0%
1829	0.211	+0.0%
1830	0.211	+0.0%
1831	0.211	+0.0%
1832	0.211	+0.0%
1833	0.211	+0.0%
1834	0.211	+0.0%
1835	0.211	+0.0%
1836	0.211	+0.0%
1837	0.211	+0.0%
1838	0.211	+0.0%
1839	0.211	+0.0%
1840	0.211	+0.0%
1841	0.211	+0.0%
1842	0.211	+0.0%
1843	0.211	+0.0%
1844	0.211	+0.0%
1845	0.211	+0.0%
1846	0.211	+0.0%
1847	0.211	+0.0%
1848	0.211	+0.0%
1849	0.211	+0.0%
1850	0.211	+0.0%
1851	0.211	+0.0%
1852	0.211	+0.0%
1853	0.211	+0.0%
1854	0.211	+0.0%
1855	0.211	+0.0%
1856	0.211	+0.0%
1857	0.211	+0.0%
1858	0.211	+0.0%
1859	0.211	+0.0%
1860	0.211	+0.0%
1861	0.211	+0.0%
1862	0.211	+0.0%
1863	0.211	+0.0%
1864	0.211	+0.0%
1865	0.211	+0.0%
1866	0.211	+0.0%
1867	0.211	+0.0%
1868	0.211	+0.0%
1869	0.211	+0.0%
1870	0.211	+0.0%
1871	0.211	+0.0%
1872	0.211	+0.0%
1873	0.265	+25.6%
1874	0.265	+0.0%
1875	0.265	+0.0%
1876	0.265	+0.0%
1877	0.265	+0.0%
1878	0.265	+0.0%
1879	0.265	+0.0%
1880	0.265	+0.0%
1881	0.265	+0.0%
1882	0.265	+0.0%
1883	0.265	+0.0%
1884	0.265	+0.0%
1885	0.265	+0.0%
1886	0.292	+10.2%
1887	0.292	+0.0%
1888	0.292	+0.0%
1889	0.292	+0.0%
1890	0.292	+0.0%
1891	0.292	+0.0%
1892	0.292	+0.0%
1893	0.292	+0.0%
1894	0.292	+0.0%
1895	0.292	+0.0%
1896	0.292	+0.0%
1897	0.292	+0.0%
1898	0.292	+0.0%
1899	0.292	+0.0%
1900	0.241	-17.5%
1901	0.241	+0.0%
1902	0.241	+0.0%
1903	0.241	+0.0%
1904	0.241	+0.0%
1905	0.241	+0.0%
1906	0.241	+0.0%
1907	0.241	+0.0%
1908	0.241	+0.0%
1909	0.241	+0.0%
1910	0.241	+0.0%
1911	0.241	+0.0%
1912	0.241	+0.0%
1913	0.241	+0.0%
1914	0.241	+0.0%
1915	0.241	+0.0%
1916	0.241	+0.0%
1917	0.241	+0.0%
1918	0.241	+0.0%
1919	0.241	+0.0%
1920	0.241	+0.0%
1921	0.241	+0.0%
1922	0.241	+0.0%
1923	0.241	+0.0%
1924	0.241	+0.0%
1925	0.241	+0.0%
1926	0.241	+0.0%
1927	0.241	+0.0%
1928	0.241	+0.0%
1929	0.241	+0.0%
1930	0.241	+0.0%
1931	0.241	+0.0%
1932	0.241	+0.0%
1933	0.241	+0.0%
1934	0.241	+0.0%
1935	0.241	+0.0%
1936	0.241	+0.0%
1937	0.241	+0.0%
1938	0.241	+0.0%
1939	0.241	+0.0%
1940	0.241	+0.0%
1941	0.237	-1.7%
1942	0.21	-11.4%
1943	0.21	+0.0%
1944	0.21	+0.0%
1945	0.211	+0.5%
1946	0.299	+41.7%
1947	0.37	+23.7%
1948	0.429	+15.9%
1949	0.429	+0.0%
1950	0.429	+0.0%
1951	0.429	+0.0%
1952	0.429	+0.0%
1953	0.429	+0.0%
1954	0.429	+0.0%
1955	0.429	+0.0%
1956	0.429	+0.0%
1957	0.429	+0.0%
1958	0.412	-4.0%
1959	0.412	+0.0%
1960	0.412	+0.0%
1961	0.412	+0.0%
1962	0.346	-16.0%
1963	0.224	-35.3%
1964	0.224	+0.0%
1965	0.224	+0.0%
1966	0.224	+0.0%
1967	0.224	+0.0%
1968	0.224	+0.0%
1969	0.224	+0.0%
1970	0.224	+0.0%
1971	0.224	+0.0%
1972	0.224	+0.0%
1973	0.224	+0.0%
1974	0.224	+0.0%
1975	0.224	+0.0%
1976	0.224	+0.0%
1977	0.224	+0.0%
1978	0.224	+0.0%
1979	0.224	+0.0%
1980	0.224	+0.0%
1981	0.224	+0.0%
1982	0.224	+0.0%
1983	0.224	+0.0%
1984	0.224	+0.0%
1985	0.224	+0.0%
1986	0.224	+0.0%
1987	0.224	+0.0%
1988	0.239	+6.7%
1989	0.239	+0.0%
1990	0.239	+0.0%
1991	0.239	+0.0%
1992	0.239	+0.0%
1993	0.239	+0.0%
1994	0.239	+0.0%
1995	0.239	+0.0%
1996	0.239	+0.0%
1997	0.239	+0.0%
1998	0.239	+0.0%
1999	0.239	+0.0%
2000	0.239	+0.0%
2001	0.239	+0.0%
2002	0.239	+0.0%
2003	0.239	+0.0%
2004	0.239	+0.0%
2005	0.239	+0.0%
2006	0.239	+0.0%
2007	0.239	+0.0%
2008	0.243	+1.7%
2009	0.243	+0.0%
2010	0.347	+42.8%
2011	0.409	+17.9%
2012	0.44	+7.6%
2013	0.476	+8.2%
2014	0.499	+4.8%
2015	0.519	+4.0%
2016	0.562	+8.3%
2017	0.444	-21.0%
2018	0.588	+32.4%
2019	0.601	+2.2%
2020	0.628	+4.5%
2021	0.402	-36.0%
2022	0.366	-9.0%
2023	0.353	-3.6%
2024	0.353	+0.0%
2025	0.347	-1.7%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

Myanmar's 0.347 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6595, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Myanmar's 0.347 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6995, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.211	0.211	0.211	1
1790s	0.211	0.211	0.211	10
1800s	0.211	0.211	0.211	10
1810s	0.211	0.211	0.211	10
1820s	0.211	0.211	0.211	10
1830s	0.211	0.211	0.211	10
1840s	0.211	0.211	0.211	10
1850s	0.211	0.211	0.211	10
1860s	0.211	0.211	0.211	10
1870s	0.2488	0.211	0.265	10
1880s	0.2758	0.265	0.292	10
1890s	0.292	0.292	0.292	10
1900s	0.241	0.241	0.241	10
1910s	0.241	0.241	0.241	10
1920s	0.241	0.241	0.241	10
1930s	0.241	0.241	0.241	10
1940s	0.2846	0.21	0.429	10
1950s	0.4256	0.412	0.429	10
1960s	0.2738	0.224	0.412	10
1970s	0.224	0.224	0.224	10
1980s	0.227	0.224	0.239	10
1990s	0.239	0.239	0.239	10
2000s	0.2398	0.239	0.243	10
2010s	0.4885	0.347	0.601	10
2020s	0.4082	0.347	0.628	6

Countries ranked near Myanmar

154 Comoros 0.368 compare
155 Pakistan 0.355 compare
156 Tajikistan 0.348 compare
158 Djibouti 0.329 compare
158 Nicaragua 0.329 compare
158 Turkey 0.329 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Myanmar

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,934 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5781 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 43,417 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 43,417 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 421,278 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 445,429 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 422,232 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 446,146 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 423,553 (2025)

All data for Myanmar →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Myanmar?: Women's civil society participation index in Myanmar was 0.347 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 Myanmar?: The highest recorded value was 0.628 in 2020.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Myanmar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 1942.
How does Myanmar rank for women's civil society participation index?: Myanmar ranks 157th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Myanmar?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar 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: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.