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Mass Mobilization, 2016

2016, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Mass Mobilization, 2016 covers 176 countries. Zimbabwe is highest, at 2.916; United Arab Emirates is lowest, at -3.437. The middle country reads 0.201. Against 2015, 98 values changed (58 up, 40 down), the same countries are covered.

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Mass Mobilization · Data for 2016

HighestZimbabwe

2.916

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, 2016, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 176 countries · select a heading to sort

Mass Mobilization, 2016: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa2.916
VenezuelaVENSouth America2.885
South KoreaKOREastern Asia2.782
GabonGABMiddle Africa2.319
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa2.213
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa2.106
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia2.008
PolandPOLEastern Europe1.992
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa1.920
GhanaGHAWestern Africa1.850
ArgentinaARGSouth America1.810
SpainESPSouthern Europe1.807
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe1.765
GuineaGINWestern Africa1.759
BrazilBRASouth America1.744
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia1.735
MaliMLIWestern Africa1.656
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.649
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa1.594
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa1.545
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa1.543
United StatesUSANorthern America1.524
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1.519
IraqIRQWestern Asia1.447
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia1.445

02In 2016

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Zimbabwe2.916
  2. Venezuela2.885
  3. South Korea2.782
  4. Gabon2.319
  5. DR Congo2.213

Lowest

  1. United Arab Emirates-3.437
  2. Qatar-3.073
  3. Oman-2.743
  4. Eritrea-2.372
  5. Singapore-2.248

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.201. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 98values changed, of 176 in both
  • 58 · 40rose · fell
  • 78unchanged

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 2016.

  • 169 distinct values among 176

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 1.408. 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 176 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 (2016). Mass Mobilization, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/mass-mobilization/2016

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07Questions

Mass Mobilization, 2016: questions and answers

Which country has the highest mass mobilization in Mass Mobilization, 2016?

Zimbabwe, at 2.916, of the 176 countries in the file.

What year does Mass Mobilization, 2016 describe?

2016.

How many countries does Mass Mobilization, 2016 cover?

176.

Where can I download Mass Mobilization, 2016?

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, 2016 the newest?

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

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