Which has higher freedom of association index, Bangladesh or Guinea-Bissau?

Bangladesh, at 0.535 against 0.509 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Bangladesh vs Guinea-Bissau: Freedom of Association Index

Bangladesh

0.535

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau

0.509

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

116th

Guinea-Bissau rank

119th

Freedom of Association Index over time

Bangladesh
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.535 against 0.509 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.026.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 116th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 11 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.3051	0.042	0.2631	Bangladesh
1910s	0.307	0.0805	0.2265	Bangladesh
1920s	0.3347	0.0552	0.2795	Bangladesh
1930s	0.4183	0.03	0.3883	Bangladesh
1940s	0.4685	0.03	0.4385	Bangladesh
1950s	0.3423	0.0384	0.3039	Bangladesh
1960s	0.2231	0.0575	0.1656	Bangladesh
1970s	0.4865	0.0652	0.4213	Bangladesh
1980s	0.6174	0.074	0.5434	Bangladesh
1990s	0.7396	0.3807	0.3589	Bangladesh
2000s	0.7157	0.6622	0.0535	Bangladesh
2010s	0.5876	0.7163	0.1287	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.4762	0.6802	0.204	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Bangladesh or Guinea-Bissau?: Bangladesh, at 0.535 against 0.509 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.026, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for freedom of association index?: Bangladesh ranks 116th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th 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.