Which has higher freedom of association index, Austria or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 0.885 against 0.883 in Austria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?

167 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.

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.

Austria vs New Zealand: Freedom of Association Index

Austria

0.883

in 2025

New Zealand

0.885

in 2025

Austria rank

24th

New Zealand rank

22nd

Freedom of Association Index over time

Austria
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.885 against 0.883 in Austria, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.

Austria ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 22nd of 176 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.059	0.771	0.712	New Zealand
1860s	0.1367	0.8799	0.7432	New Zealand
1870s	0.441	0.893	0.452	New Zealand
1880s	0.4598	0.8939	0.4341	New Zealand
1890s	0.6749	0.8996	0.2247	New Zealand
1900s	0.6909	0.9035	0.2126	New Zealand
1910s	0.7188	0.8878	0.169	New Zealand
1920s	0.7962	0.8952	0.099	New Zealand
1930s	0.3441	0.896	0.5519	New Zealand
1940s	0.7704	0.9006	0.1302	New Zealand
1950s	0.8297	0.8986	0.0689	New Zealand
1960s	0.865	0.9101	0.0451	New Zealand
1970s	0.8798	0.9078	0.028	New Zealand
1980s	0.888	0.9068	0.0188	New Zealand
1990s	0.89	0.9091	0.0191	New Zealand
2000s	0.8914	0.9109	0.0195	New Zealand
2010s	0.8951	0.9096	0.0145	New Zealand
2020s	0.8913	0.8997	0.0083	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Austria or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 0.885 against 0.883 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Austria and New Zealand?: 0.002, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?: 167 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for freedom of association index?: Austria ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 22nd 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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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: 28 August 2026

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.