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Mass Mobilization, 2008

2008, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Mass Mobilization, 2008 covers 175 countries. Armenia is highest, at 3.341; United Arab Emirates is lowest, at -3.437. The middle country reads -0.067. Against 2007, 69 values changed (37 up, 32 down), the same countries are covered.

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Mass Mobilization · Data for 2008

HighestArmenia

3.341

LowestUnited Arab Emirates

-3.437

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, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 175 countries · select a heading to sort

Mass Mobilization, 2008: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia3.341
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa2.147
BeninBENWestern Africa2.145
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia2.132
ChadTCDMiddle Africa2.031
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa2.019
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia1.940
GhanaGHAWestern Africa1.850
CubaCUBCaribbean1.845
ArgentinaARGSouth America1.835
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia1.810
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa1.643
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa1.594
South KoreaKOREastern Asia1.571
GuineaGINWestern Africa1.561
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa1.536
VenezuelaVENSouth America1.526
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia1.512
BoliviaBOLSouth America1.469
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia1.445
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia1.426
KenyaKENEastern Africa1.400
Costa RicaCRICentral America1.361
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1.331
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia1.313

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Armenia3.341
  2. Zimbabwe2.147
  3. Benin2.145
  4. Pakistan2.132
  5. Chad2.031

Lowest

  1. United Arab Emirates-3.437
  2. Eritrea-2.871
  3. Singapore-2.863
  4. Japan-2.649
  5. Qatar-2.620

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads -0.067. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 69values changed, of 175 in both
  • 37 · 32rose · fell
  • 106unchanged

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 2008.

  • 172 distinct values among 175

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.228. 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 175 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 (2008). Mass Mobilization, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/mass-mobilization/2008

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07Questions

Mass Mobilization, 2008: questions and answers

Which country has the highest mass mobilization in Mass Mobilization, 2008?

Armenia, at 3.341, of the 175 countries in the file.

What year does Mass Mobilization, 2008 describe?

2008.

How many countries does Mass Mobilization, 2008 cover?

175.

Where can I download Mass Mobilization, 2008?

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, 2008 the newest?

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

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