What is the difference in freedom of association index between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Saudi Arabia?

0.001, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Saudi Arabia?

203 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Saudi Arabia: Freedom of Association Index

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

0.025

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.026

in 2025

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

171st

Saudi Arabia rank

170th

Freedom of Association Index over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.026 against 0.025 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 171st and Saudi Arabia ranks 170th of 176 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 16 and Saudi Arabia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.048	0.04	0.008	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1790s	0.048	0.04	0.008	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1800s	0.048	0.04	0.008	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1810s	0.048	0.0432	0.0048	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1820s	0.048	0.0336	0.0144	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1830s	0.048	0.024	0.024	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1840s	0.048	0.024	0.024	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1850s	0.048	0.024	0.024	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1860s	0.048	0.024	0.024	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1870s	0.048	0.024	0.024	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1880s	0.048	0.024	0.024	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1890s	0.0478	0.024	0.0238	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1900s	0.0386	0.024	0.0146	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1910s	0.032	0.024	0.008	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1940s	0.0568	0.024	0.0328	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1950s	0.0399	0.0292	0.0107	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s	0.032	0.032	0	—
1970s	0.0247	0.0285	0.0038	Saudi Arabia
1980s	0.0214	0.0263	0.0049	Saudi Arabia
1990s	0.022	0.0266	0.0046	Saudi Arabia
2000s	0.0225	0.0269	0.0044	Saudi Arabia
2010s	0.0215	0.0265	0.005	Saudi Arabia
2020s	0.025	0.026	0.001	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.026 against 0.025 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Saudi Arabia?: 0.001, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Saudi Arabia?: 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Saudi Arabia rank globally for freedom of association index?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 171st and Saudi Arabia ranks 170th 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.