What is the difference in freedom of association index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia?

0.002, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia?

107 years are reported by both, from 1919 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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Malaysia: Freedom of Association Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.793

in 2025

Malaysia

0.791

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

77th

Malaysia rank

79th

Freedom of Association Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Malaysia

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.793 against 0.791 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th and Malaysia ranks 79th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.445	0.213	0.232	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s	0.4206	0.213	0.2076	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s	0.3548	0.213	0.1418	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s	0.1281	0.2598	0.1317	Malaysia
1950s	0.0504	0.4448	0.3944	Malaysia
1960s	0.0448	0.5171	0.4723	Malaysia
1970s	0.0489	0.4787	0.4298	Malaysia
1980s	0.0714	0.5615	0.4901	Malaysia
1990s	0.669	0.5994	0.0696	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	0.8491	0.6506	0.1985	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	0.8473	0.6694	0.1779	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	0.8248	0.7492	0.0757	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Malaysia?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.793 against 0.791 in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia?: 0.002, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia?: 107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia rank globally for freedom of association index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th and Malaysia ranks 79th 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.