Australia vs Portugal: Freedom of association index
Australia
0.876
in 2025
Portugal
0.874
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Portugal rank
35th
Freedom of association index over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.876 against 0.874 in Portugal, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 35th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 23 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.611 | 0.033 | 0.578 | Australia |
| 1790s | 0.611 | 0.033 | 0.578 | Australia |
| 1800s | 0.611 | 0.033 | 0.578 | Australia |
| 1810s | 0.611 | 0.033 | 0.578 | Australia |
| 1820s | 0.7363 | 0.4632 | 0.2731 | Australia |
| 1830s | 0.79 | 0.2105 | 0.5795 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.8388 | 0.4106 | 0.4282 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.8756 | 0.3794 | 0.4962 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.8938 | 0.416 | 0.4778 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.8965 | 0.4156 | 0.4809 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.8946 | 0.4257 | 0.4689 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.8908 | 0.427 | 0.4638 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.9021 | 0.3586 | 0.5435 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.8793 | 0.4126 | 0.4667 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.8915 | 0.3076 | 0.5839 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.892 | 0.0822 | 0.8098 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.8692 | 0.0811 | 0.7881 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.8939 | 0.0821 | 0.8118 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.9016 | 0.087 | 0.8146 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9045 | 0.515 | 0.3895 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.9056 | 0.8828 | 0.0228 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.9074 | 0.8818 | 0.0256 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.8972 | 0.8913 | 0.0059 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.8853 | 0.8902 | 0.0049 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8778 | 0.8823 | 0.0045 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of association index, Australia or Portugal?
- Australia, at 0.876 against 0.874 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of association index between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.002, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for freedom of association index?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 35th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.