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Ireland vs United States of America: Freedom of Association Index

Ireland
0.912
in 2025
United States of America
0.913
in 2025
Ireland rank
10th
United States of America rank
9th

Freedom of Association Index over time

  • Ireland
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.913 against 0.912 in Ireland, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States of America ahead.

Ireland ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 9th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 9 and United States of America in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland United States of America Difference Ahead
1780s 0.735 0.796 0.061 United States of America
1790s 0.812 0.811 0.001 Ireland
1800s 0.8182 0.8333 0.0151 United States of America
1810s 0.8115 0.8098 0.0017 Ireland
1820s 0.8024 0.8101 0.0077 United States of America
1830s 0.8196 0.84 0.0204 United States of America
1840s 0.8433 0.8642 0.0209 United States of America
1850s 0.8437 0.8642 0.0205 United States of America
1860s 0.8445 0.8639 0.0194 United States of America
1870s 0.8552 0.863 0.0078 United States of America
1880s 0.8521 0.8613 0.0092 United States of America
1890s 0.8566 0.8427 0.0139 Ireland
1900s 0.8738 0.8417 0.0321 Ireland
1910s 0.8468 0.8242 0.0226 Ireland
1920s 0.8191 0.8374 0.0183 United States of America
1930s 0.8793 0.8364 0.0429 Ireland
1940s 0.8805 0.8467 0.0338 Ireland
1950s 0.8805 0.8298 0.0507 Ireland
1960s 0.8841 0.8497 0.0344 Ireland
1970s 0.8852 0.8915 0.0063 United States of America
1980s 0.8846 0.9396 0.055 United States of America
1990s 0.9086 0.9408 0.0322 United States of America
2000s 0.9115 0.9395 0.028 United States of America
2010s 0.9177 0.9441 0.0264 United States of America
2020s 0.9147 0.9362 0.0215 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Ireland or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.913 against 0.912 in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Ireland and United States of America?
0.001, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States of America?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ireland and United States of America rank globally for freedom of association index?
Ireland ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 9th 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

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.