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Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Nepal

Nepal: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.796 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.796
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
69th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.796
in 2025
All-time low
0.078
in 1900
Years of data
237
1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's civil society participation index in Nepal is 0.796, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Nepal peaked at 0.796 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.078, in 1900.

Nepal ranks 69th 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 Nepal, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.1 —
1790 0.1 +0.0%
1791 0.1 +0.0%
1792 0.1 +0.0%
1793 0.1 +0.0%
1794 0.1 +0.0%
1795 0.1 +0.0%
1796 0.1 +0.0%
1797 0.1 +0.0%
1798 0.1 +0.0%
1799 0.1 +0.0%
1800 0.1 +0.0%
1801 0.1 +0.0%
1802 0.1 +0.0%
1803 0.1 +0.0%
1804 0.1 +0.0%
1805 0.1 +0.0%
1806 0.1 +0.0%
1807 0.1 +0.0%
1808 0.1 +0.0%
1809 0.1 +0.0%
1810 0.1 +0.0%
1811 0.1 +0.0%
1812 0.1 +0.0%
1813 0.1 +0.0%
1814 0.1 +0.0%
1815 0.1 +0.0%
1816 0.1 +0.0%
1817 0.1 +0.0%
1818 0.1 +0.0%
1819 0.1 +0.0%
1820 0.1 +0.0%
1821 0.1 +0.0%
1822 0.1 +0.0%
1823 0.1 +0.0%
1824 0.1 +0.0%
1825 0.1 +0.0%
1826 0.1 +0.0%
1827 0.1 +0.0%
1828 0.1 +0.0%
1829 0.1 +0.0%
1830 0.1 +0.0%
1831 0.1 +0.0%
1832 0.1 +0.0%
1833 0.1 +0.0%
1834 0.1 +0.0%
1835 0.1 +0.0%
1836 0.1 +0.0%
1837 0.1 +0.0%
1838 0.1 +0.0%
1839 0.1 +0.0%
1840 0.1 +0.0%
1841 0.1 +0.0%
1842 0.1 +0.0%
1843 0.1 +0.0%
1844 0.1 +0.0%
1845 0.1 +0.0%
1846 0.1 +0.0%
1847 0.1 +0.0%
1848 0.1 +0.0%
1849 0.1 +0.0%
1850 0.1 +0.0%
1851 0.1 +0.0%
1852 0.1 +0.0%
1853 0.1 +0.0%
1854 0.1 +0.0%
1855 0.1 +0.0%
1856 0.1 +0.0%
1857 0.1 +0.0%
1858 0.1 +0.0%
1859 0.1 +0.0%
1860 0.1 +0.0%
1861 0.1 +0.0%
1862 0.1 +0.0%
1863 0.1 +0.0%
1864 0.1 +0.0%
1865 0.1 +0.0%
1866 0.1 +0.0%
1867 0.1 +0.0%
1868 0.1 +0.0%
1869 0.1 +0.0%
1870 0.1 +0.0%
1871 0.1 +0.0%
1872 0.1 +0.0%
1873 0.1 +0.0%
1874 0.1 +0.0%
1875 0.1 +0.0%
1876 0.1 +0.0%
1877 0.1 +0.0%
1878 0.1 +0.0%
1879 0.1 +0.0%
1880 0.1 +0.0%
1881 0.1 +0.0%
1882 0.1 +0.0%
1883 0.1 +0.0%
1884 0.1 +0.0%
1885 0.1 +0.0%
1886 0.1 +0.0%
1887 0.1 +0.0%
1888 0.1 +0.0%
1889 0.1 +0.0%
1890 0.1 +0.0%
1891 0.1 +0.0%
1892 0.1 +0.0%
1893 0.1 +0.0%
1894 0.1 +0.0%
1895 0.1 +0.0%
1896 0.1 +0.0%
1897 0.1 +0.0%
1898 0.1 +0.0%
1899 0.1 +0.0%
1900 0.078 -22.0%
1901 0.078 +0.0%
1902 0.078 +0.0%
1903 0.078 +0.0%
1904 0.078 +0.0%
1905 0.078 +0.0%
1906 0.078 +0.0%
1907 0.078 +0.0%
1908 0.078 +0.0%
1909 0.078 +0.0%
1910 0.078 +0.0%
1911 0.078 +0.0%
1912 0.078 +0.0%
1913 0.078 +0.0%
1914 0.078 +0.0%
1915 0.078 +0.0%
1916 0.078 +0.0%
1917 0.078 +0.0%
1918 0.078 +0.0%
1919 0.078 +0.0%
1920 0.078 +0.0%
1921 0.078 +0.0%
1922 0.078 +0.0%
1923 0.078 +0.0%
1924 0.078 +0.0%
1925 0.078 +0.0%
1926 0.078 +0.0%
1927 0.078 +0.0%
1928 0.078 +0.0%
1929 0.078 +0.0%
1930 0.078 +0.0%
1931 0.078 +0.0%
1932 0.078 +0.0%
1933 0.078 +0.0%
1934 0.078 +0.0%
1935 0.078 +0.0%
1936 0.078 +0.0%
1937 0.078 +0.0%
1938 0.078 +0.0%
1939 0.078 +0.0%
1940 0.078 +0.0%
1941 0.078 +0.0%
1942 0.078 +0.0%
1943 0.078 +0.0%
1944 0.078 +0.0%
1945 0.084 +7.7%
1946 0.084 +0.0%
1947 0.084 +0.0%
1948 0.084 +0.0%
1949 0.084 +0.0%
1950 0.097 +15.5%
1951 0.134 +38.1%
1952 0.237 +76.9%
1953 0.237 +0.0%
1954 0.237 +0.0%
1955 0.237 +0.0%
1956 0.237 +0.0%
1957 0.237 +0.0%
1958 0.237 +0.0%
1959 0.237 +0.0%
1960 0.216 -8.9%
1961 0.212 -1.9%
1962 0.202 -4.7%
1963 0.202 +0.0%
1964 0.202 +0.0%
1965 0.202 +0.0%
1966 0.202 +0.0%
1967 0.202 +0.0%
1968 0.202 +0.0%
1969 0.202 +0.0%
1970 0.202 +0.0%
1971 0.212 +5.0%
1972 0.212 +0.0%
1973 0.212 +0.0%
1974 0.212 +0.0%
1975 0.212 +0.0%
1976 0.212 +0.0%
1977 0.212 +0.0%
1978 0.212 +0.0%
1979 0.212 +0.0%
1980 0.233 +9.9%
1981 0.233 +0.0%
1982 0.261 +12.0%
1983 0.261 +0.0%
1984 0.261 +0.0%
1985 0.261 +0.0%
1986 0.261 +0.0%
1987 0.261 +0.0%
1988 0.261 +0.0%
1989 0.261 +0.0%
1990 0.368 +41.0%
1991 0.487 +32.3%
1992 0.486 -0.2%
1993 0.486 +0.0%
1994 0.486 +0.0%
1995 0.478 -1.6%
1996 0.442 -7.5%
1997 0.442 +0.0%
1998 0.442 +0.0%
1999 0.442 +0.0%
2000 0.525 +18.8%
2001 0.525 +0.0%
2002 0.52 -1.0%
2003 0.52 +0.0%
2004 0.52 +0.0%
2005 0.554 +6.5%
2006 0.575 +3.8%
2007 0.691 +20.2%
2008 0.697 +0.9%
2009 0.7 +0.4%
2010 0.697 -0.4%
2011 0.697 +0.0%
2012 0.693 -0.6%
2013 0.732 +5.6%
2014 0.746 +1.9%
2015 0.754 +1.1%
2016 0.774 +2.7%
2017 0.775 +0.1%
2018 0.719 -7.2%
2019 0.729 +1.4%
2020 0.741 +1.6%
2021 0.752 +1.5%
2022 0.758 +0.8%
2023 0.762 +0.5%
2024 0.762 +0.0%
2025 0.796 +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.1 0.1 0.1 1
1790s 0.1 0.1 0.1 10
1800s 0.1 0.1 0.1 10
1810s 0.1 0.1 0.1 10
1820s 0.1 0.1 0.1 10
1830s 0.1 0.1 0.1 10
1840s 0.1 0.1 0.1 10
1850s 0.1 0.1 0.1 10
1860s 0.1 0.1 0.1 10
1870s 0.1 0.1 0.1 10
1880s 0.1 0.1 0.1 10
1890s 0.1 0.1 0.1 10
1900s 0.078 0.078 0.078 10
1910s 0.078 0.078 0.078 10
1920s 0.078 0.078 0.078 10
1930s 0.078 0.078 0.078 10
1940s 0.081 0.078 0.084 10
1950s 0.2127 0.097 0.237 10
1960s 0.2044 0.202 0.216 10
1970s 0.211 0.202 0.212 10
1980s 0.2554 0.233 0.261 10
1990s 0.4559 0.368 0.487 10
2000s 0.5827 0.52 0.7 10
2010s 0.7316 0.693 0.775 10
2020s 0.7618 0.741 0.796 6

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 67 Viet Nam 0.8 compare
  2. 68 Namibia 0.798 compare
  3. 70 Sao Tome and Principe 0.792 compare
  4. 71 Sierra Leone 0.791 compare
  5. 72 Philippines 0.788 compare
  6. 72 Poland 0.788 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Nepal?
Women's civil society participation index in Nepal was 0.796 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 Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 0.796 in 2025.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.078 in 1900.
How does Nepal rank for women's civil society participation index?
Nepal ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nepal 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
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Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.