Which has higher freedom of association index, Costa Rica or Japan?

Japan, at 0.924 against 0.922 in Costa Rica as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?

188 years are reported by both, from 1838 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.

Costa Rica vs Japan: Freedom of Association Index

Costa Rica

0.922

in 2025

Japan

0.924

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

4th

Japan rank

3rd

Freedom of Association Index over time

Costa Rica
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.924 against 0.922 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 16 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.541	0.06	0.481	Costa Rica
1840s	0.5346	0.06	0.4746	Costa Rica
1850s	0.523	0.06	0.463	Costa Rica
1860s	0.523	0.0613	0.4617	Costa Rica
1870s	0.5255	0.29	0.2355	Costa Rica
1880s	0.5289	0.29	0.2389	Costa Rica
1890s	0.5913	0.4532	0.1381	Costa Rica
1900s	0.5579	0.4408	0.1171	Costa Rica
1910s	0.5646	0.4344	0.1302	Costa Rica
1920s	0.6115	0.4285	0.183	Costa Rica
1930s	0.6096	0.3849	0.2247	Costa Rica
1940s	0.569	0.4512	0.1178	Costa Rica
1950s	0.721	0.8599	0.1389	Japan
1960s	0.7416	0.8915	0.1499	Japan
1970s	0.8299	0.8938	0.0639	Japan
1980s	0.9251	0.8959	0.0292	Costa Rica
1990s	0.9408	0.8986	0.0422	Costa Rica
2000s	0.9412	0.9001	0.0411	Costa Rica
2010s	0.9384	0.9101	0.0283	Costa Rica
2020s	0.9247	0.9258	0.0012	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Costa Rica or Japan?: Japan, at 0.924 against 0.922 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Costa Rica and Japan?: 0.002, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?: 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for freedom of association index?: Costa Rica ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd 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.