Which has higher freedom of association index, Bangladesh or Türkiye?

Türkiye, at 0.565 against 0.535 in Bangladesh as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Türkiye?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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 Türkiye: Freedom of Association Index

Bangladesh

0.535

in 2025

Türkiye

0.565

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

116th

Türkiye rank

113th

Freedom of Association Index over time

Bangladesh
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 0.565 against 0.535 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.03.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 116th and Türkiye ranks 113th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 20 and Türkiye in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.254	0.072	0.182	Bangladesh
1790s	0.254	0.072	0.182	Bangladesh
1800s	0.254	0.072	0.182	Bangladesh
1810s	0.254	0.072	0.182	Bangladesh
1820s	0.254	0.072	0.182	Bangladesh
1830s	0.2622	0.072	0.1902	Bangladesh
1840s	0.295	0.063	0.232	Bangladesh
1850s	0.2918	0.063	0.2288	Bangladesh
1860s	0.279	0.0595	0.2195	Bangladesh
1870s	0.2898	0.0937	0.1961	Bangladesh
1880s	0.306	0.048	0.258	Bangladesh
1890s	0.306	0.032	0.274	Bangladesh
1900s	0.3051	0.0842	0.2209	Bangladesh
1910s	0.307	0.1276	0.1794	Bangladesh
1920s	0.3347	0.08	0.2547	Bangladesh
1930s	0.4183	0.0523	0.366	Bangladesh
1940s	0.4685	0.1116	0.3569	Bangladesh
1950s	0.3423	0.3919	0.0496	Türkiye
1960s	0.2231	0.6171	0.394	Türkiye
1970s	0.4865	0.6567	0.1702	Türkiye
1980s	0.6174	0.4366	0.1808	Bangladesh
1990s	0.7396	0.6135	0.1261	Bangladesh
2000s	0.7157	0.7032	0.0125	Bangladesh
2010s	0.5876	0.6606	0.073	Türkiye
2020s	0.4762	0.5475	0.0713	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Bangladesh or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 0.565 against 0.535 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Bangladesh and Türkiye?: 0.03, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Türkiye?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Türkiye rank globally for freedom of association index?: Bangladesh ranks 116th and Türkiye ranks 113th 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.