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Mass Mobilization, 1997

1997, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Mass Mobilization, 1997 covers 171 countries. Ghana is highest, at 2.871; Singapore is lowest, at -3.566. The middle country reads -0.197. Against 1996, 51 values changed (21 up, 30 down), the same countries are covered.

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Mass Mobilization · Data for 1997

HighestGhana

2.871

LowestSingapore

-3.566

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Mass Mobilization, 1997, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 171 countries · select a heading to sort

Mass Mobilization, 1997: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
GhanaGHAWestern Africa2.871
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe2.471
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa2.322
BulgariaBGREastern Europe2.313
CubaCUBCaribbean2.193
BeninBENWestern Africa2.155
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe2.147
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa1.978
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa1.686
EcuadorECUSouth America1.612
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa1.605
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa1.577
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.461
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia1.445
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia1.362
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa1.362
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia1.356
NepalNPLSouthern Asia1.326
GabonGABMiddle Africa1.300
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1.294
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1.276
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa1.219
KenyaKENEastern Africa1.217
MaliMLIWestern Africa1.127
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe1.113

02In 1997

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Ghana2.871
  2. Albania2.471
  3. DR Congo2.322
  4. Bulgaria2.313
  5. Cuba2.193

Lowest

  1. Singapore-3.566
  2. United Arab Emirates-3.437
  3. Uzbekistan-2.912
  4. Saudi Arabia-2.878
  5. Qatar-2.620

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads -0.197. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031996 → 1997

Since 1996

What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 51values changed, of 171 in both
  • 21 · 30rose · fell
  • 120unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1997.

  • 165 distinct values among 171

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 1.362. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 171 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially with credit — and anything you publish that adapts it must carry the same licence.

Cite this edition

V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (1997). Mass Mobilization, 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/mass-mobilization/1997

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07Questions

Mass Mobilization, 1997: questions and answers

Which country has the highest mass mobilization in Mass Mobilization, 1997?

Ghana, at 2.871, of the 171 countries in the file.

What year does Mass Mobilization, 1997 describe?

1997.

How many countries does Mass Mobilization, 1997 cover?

171.

Where can I download Mass Mobilization, 1997?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Mass Mobilization, 1997 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Mass Mobilization, 2025.

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