Which has higher freedom of association index, Bhutan or Cote d'Ivoire?

Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.615 against 0.609 in Bhutan as of 2025.

What is the difference in freedom of association index between Bhutan and Cote d'Ivoire?

0.006, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cote d'Ivoire?

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.

Bhutan vs Cote d'Ivoire: Freedom of Association Index

Bhutan

0.609

in 2025

Cote d'Ivoire

0.615

in 2025

Bhutan rank

105th

Cote d'Ivoire rank

102nd

Freedom of Association Index over time

Bhutan
Cote d'Ivoire

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.615 against 0.609 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 105th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 102nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 7 and Cote d'Ivoire in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Cote d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.102	0.082	0.02	Bhutan
1910s	0.102	0.0809	0.0211	Bhutan
1920s	0.102	0.084	0.018	Bhutan
1930s	0.102	0.0839	0.0181	Bhutan
1940s	0.102	0.2143	0.1123	Cote d'Ivoire
1950s	0.096	0.3407	0.2447	Cote d'Ivoire
1960s	0.111	0.0748	0.0362	Bhutan
1970s	0.111	0.0716	0.0394	Bhutan
1980s	0.1056	0.0855	0.0201	Bhutan
1990s	0.105	0.6969	0.5919	Cote d'Ivoire
2000s	0.2292	0.7996	0.5704	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	0.6371	0.7603	0.1232	Cote d'Ivoire
2020s	0.6088	0.7293	0.1205	Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Bhutan or Cote d'Ivoire?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.615 against 0.609 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Bhutan and Cote d'Ivoire?: 0.006, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cote d'Ivoire?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for freedom of association index?: Bhutan ranks 105th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 102nd 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.