El Salvador vs Philippines: Freedom of Association Index
El Salvador
0.646
in 2025
Philippines
0.698
in 2025
El Salvador rank
96th
Philippines rank
94th
Freedom of Association Index over time
- El Salvador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.698 against 0.646 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.052.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 96th and Philippines ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2613 | 0.2593 | 0.002 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.2585 | 0.3726 | 0.1141 | Philippines |
| 1920s | 0.2705 | 0.3823 | 0.1118 | Philippines |
| 1930s | 0.1303 | 0.3852 | 0.2549 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.1398 | 0.3232 | 0.1834 | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0.2067 | 0.5535 | 0.3468 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.2701 | 0.5932 | 0.3231 | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.2066 | 0.1997 | 0.0069 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.2428 | 0.3536 | 0.1108 | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.6626 | 0.7396 | 0.077 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.8684 | 0.7341 | 0.1343 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.8988 | 0.7475 | 0.1513 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.7173 | 0.6793 | 0.038 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of association index, El Salvador or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.698 against 0.646 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of association index between El Salvador and Philippines?
- 0.052, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for freedom of association index?
- El Salvador ranks 96th and Philippines ranks 94th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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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About this data
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.