What is the difference in freedom of association index between Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?

0.003, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Freedom of Association Index

Dominican Republic

0.876

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.879

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

32nd

Papua New Guinea rank

29th

Freedom of Association Index over time

Dominican Republic
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.879 against 0.876 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5195	0.287	0.2325	Dominican Republic
1910s	0.4699	0.279	0.1909	Dominican Republic
1920s	0.4532	0.271	0.1822	Dominican Republic
1930s	0.0931	0.271	0.1779	Papua New Guinea
1940s	0.0863	0.277	0.1907	Papua New Guinea
1950s	0.0887	0.3203	0.2316	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.3117	0.6772	0.3655	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.3942	0.7944	0.4002	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.7991	0.8923	0.0932	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.823	0.8912	0.0682	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.8524	0.8897	0.0373	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.8359	0.8831	0.0472	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.8742	0.879	0.0048	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Dominican Republic or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.879 against 0.876 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?: 0.003, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for freedom of association index?: Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th 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.