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Mass Mobilization, 2009

2009, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Mass Mobilization, 2009 covers 175 countries. Benin is highest, at 2.739; United Arab Emirates is lowest, at -3.437. The middle country reads 0.101. Against 2008, 81 values changed (43 up, 38 down), the same countries are covered.

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Mass Mobilization · Data for 2009

HighestBenin

2.739

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, 2009, 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, 2009: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
BeninBENWestern Africa2.739
IranIRNSouthern Asia2.637
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa2.147
GuineaGINWestern Africa2.124
GabonGABMiddle Africa2.120
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa2.019
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe1.973
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa1.906
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa1.882
GhanaGHAWestern Africa1.850
CubaCUBCaribbean1.845
ArgentinaARGSouth America1.835
VenezuelaVENSouth America1.704
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa1.594
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1.565
Costa RicaCRICentral America1.535
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1.465
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia1.445
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia1.313
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa1.296
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia1.276
IraqIRQWestern Asia1.214
BoliviaBOLSouth America1.199
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia1.196
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1.162

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Benin2.739
  2. Iran2.637
  3. Zimbabwe2.147
  4. Guinea2.124
  5. Gabon2.120

Lowest

  1. United Arab Emirates-3.437
  2. Eritrea-2.871
  3. Japan-2.649
  4. Singapore-2.630
  5. Qatar-2.620

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.101. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 81values changed, of 175 in both
  • 43 · 38rose · fell
  • 94unchanged

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 2009.

  • 174 distinct values among 175

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.116. 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 (2009). Mass Mobilization, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/mass-mobilization/2009

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07Questions

Mass Mobilization, 2009: questions and answers

Which country has the highest mass mobilization in Mass Mobilization, 2009?

Benin, at 2.739, of the 175 countries in the file.

What year does Mass Mobilization, 2009 describe?

2009.

How many countries does Mass Mobilization, 2009 cover?

175.

Where can I download Mass Mobilization, 2009?

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, 2009 the newest?

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

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