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Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Freedom of Association Index

Afghanistan
0.023
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.026
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Saudi Arabia rank
170th

Freedom of Association Index over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Saudi Arabia
00.20.40.6178919072025

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.026 against 0.023 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.003.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 170th of 176 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1780s 0.06 0.04 0.02 Afghanistan
1790s 0.06 0.04 0.02 Afghanistan
1800s 0.06 0.04 0.02 Afghanistan
1810s 0.06 0.0432 0.0168 Afghanistan
1820s 0.06 0.0336 0.0264 Afghanistan
1830s 0.06 0.024 0.036 Afghanistan
1840s 0.06 0.024 0.036 Afghanistan
1850s 0.06 0.024 0.036 Afghanistan
1860s 0.06 0.024 0.036 Afghanistan
1870s 0.06 0.024 0.036 Afghanistan
1880s 0.062 0.024 0.038 Afghanistan
1890s 0.062 0.024 0.038 Afghanistan
1900s 0.0764 0.024 0.0524 Afghanistan
1910s 0.0798 0.024 0.0558 Afghanistan
1920s 0.1275 0.024 0.1035 Afghanistan
1930s 0.1144 0.024 0.0904 Afghanistan
1940s 0.1196 0.024 0.0956 Afghanistan
1950s 0.1166 0.0292 0.0874 Afghanistan
1960s 0.2033 0.032 0.1713 Afghanistan
1970s 0.1817 0.0285 0.1532 Afghanistan
1980s 0.0628 0.0263 0.0365 Afghanistan
1990s 0.0921 0.0266 0.0655 Afghanistan
2000s 0.5266 0.0269 0.4997 Afghanistan
2010s 0.6112 0.0265 0.5847 Afghanistan
2020s 0.1323 0.026 0.1063 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.026 against 0.023 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
0.003, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for freedom of association index?
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 170th 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

Indicator
Freedom of Association Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,011 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.