Afghanistan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Freedom of Association Index
Freedom of Association Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.025 against 0.023 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.002.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 171st of 176 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.06 | 0.048 | 0.012 | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 0.06 | 0.048 | 0.012 | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 0.06 | 0.048 | 0.012 | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 0.06 | 0.048 | 0.012 | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 0.06 | 0.048 | 0.012 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 0.06 | 0.048 | 0.012 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 0.06 | 0.048 | 0.012 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 0.06 | 0.048 | 0.012 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.06 | 0.048 | 0.012 | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.06 | 0.048 | 0.012 | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.062 | 0.048 | 0.014 | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.062 | 0.0478 | 0.0142 | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.0764 | 0.0386 | 0.0378 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.079 | 0.032 | 0.047 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.1224 | 0.0568 | 0.0656 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.1166 | 0.0399 | 0.0767 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.2033 | 0.032 | 0.1713 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.1817 | 0.0247 | 0.157 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0628 | 0.0214 | 0.0414 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0921 | 0.022 | 0.0701 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.5266 | 0.0225 | 0.5041 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.6112 | 0.0215 | 0.5897 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1323 | 0.025 | 0.1073 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of association index, Afghanistan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.025 against 0.023 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of association index between Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.002, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for freedom of association index?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 171st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in elections and the extent to which civil society organizations are allowed to form and operate freely.