Which has higher freedom of association index, Israel or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.768 against 0.758 in Israel as of 2025.

What is the difference in freedom of association index between Israel and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.01, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sao Tome and Principe?

98 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.

Israel vs Sao Tome and Principe: Freedom of Association Index

Israel

0.758

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.768

in 2025

Israel rank

87th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

84th

Freedom of Association Index over time

Israel
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.768 against 0.758 in Israel, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Israel ranks 87th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 84th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 10 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0842	0.043	0.0412	Israel
1910s	0.1276	0.0538	0.0738	Israel
1940s	0.7255	0.041	0.6845	Israel
1950s	0.782	0.042	0.74	Israel
1960s	0.8027	0.042	0.7607	Israel
1970s	0.8349	0.1137	0.7212	Israel
1980s	0.8393	0.19	0.6493	Israel
1990s	0.8358	0.7038	0.132	Israel
2000s	0.8131	0.7699	0.0432	Israel
2010s	0.7987	0.7728	0.0259	Israel
2020s	0.7692	0.7727	0.0035	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Israel or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.768 against 0.758 in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Israel and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.01, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sao Tome and Principe?: 98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Israel and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for freedom of association index?: Israel ranks 87th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 84th 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.