Which has higher freedom of association index, El Salvador or Thailand?

Thailand, at 0.662 against 0.646 in El Salvador as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?

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.

El Salvador vs Thailand: Freedom of Association Index

El Salvador

0.646

in 2025

Thailand

0.662

in 2025

El Salvador rank

96th

Thailand rank

95th

Freedom of Association Index over time

El Salvador
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.662 against 0.646 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.016.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 96th and Thailand ranks 95th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 17 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	El Salvador	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.099	0.06	0.039	El Salvador
1840s	0.106	0.06	0.046	El Salvador
1850s	0.1058	0.06	0.0458	El Salvador
1860s	0.1061	0.06	0.0461	El Salvador
1870s	0.1067	0.06	0.0467	El Salvador
1880s	0.1418	0.0588	0.083	El Salvador
1890s	0.1917	0.0614	0.1303	El Salvador
1900s	0.2613	0.063	0.1983	El Salvador
1910s	0.2585	0.063	0.1955	El Salvador
1920s	0.2705	0.063	0.2075	El Salvador
1930s	0.1303	0.0706	0.0597	El Salvador
1940s	0.1398	0.1349	0.0049	El Salvador
1950s	0.2067	0.1594	0.0473	El Salvador
1960s	0.2701	0.1351	0.135	El Salvador
1970s	0.2066	0.2605	0.0539	Thailand
1980s	0.2428	0.5154	0.2726	Thailand
1990s	0.6626	0.7089	0.0463	Thailand
2000s	0.8684	0.7385	0.1299	El Salvador
2010s	0.8988	0.44	0.4588	El Salvador
2020s	0.7173	0.583	0.1343	El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, El Salvador or Thailand?: Thailand, at 0.662 against 0.646 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between El Salvador and Thailand?: 0.016, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?: 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for freedom of association index?: El Salvador ranks 96th and Thailand ranks 95th 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.