Which has higher freedom of association index, Kuwait or Myanmar?

Myanmar, at 0.105 against 0.07 in Kuwait as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Myanmar?

237 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.

Kuwait vs Myanmar: Freedom of Association Index

Kuwait

0.07

in 2025

Myanmar

0.105

in 2025

Kuwait rank

160th

Myanmar rank

158th

Freedom of Association Index over time

Kuwait
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.105 against 0.07 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.035.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.5 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Myanmar ahead.

Kuwait ranks 160th and Myanmar ranks 158th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.06	0.077	0.017	Myanmar
1790s	0.06	0.077	0.017	Myanmar
1800s	0.06	0.077	0.017	Myanmar
1810s	0.06	0.077	0.017	Myanmar
1820s	0.06	0.077	0.017	Myanmar
1830s	0.06	0.077	0.017	Myanmar
1840s	0.06	0.077	0.017	Myanmar
1850s	0.06	0.077	0.017	Myanmar
1860s	0.06	0.077	0.017	Myanmar
1870s	0.06	0.077	0.017	Myanmar
1880s	0.06	0.1186	0.0586	Myanmar
1890s	0.06	0.181	0.121	Myanmar
1900s	0.087	0.181	0.094	Myanmar
1910s	0.0871	0.181	0.0939	Myanmar
1920s	0.094	0.3869	0.2929	Myanmar
1930s	0.0972	0.4592	0.362	Myanmar
1940s	0.113	0.4084	0.2954	Myanmar
1950s	0.1273	0.5858	0.4585	Myanmar
1960s	0.1295	0.1665	0.037	Myanmar
1970s	0.1243	0.0274	0.0969	Kuwait
1980s	0.1108	0.0558	0.055	Kuwait
1990s	0.1063	0.2089	0.1026	Myanmar
2000s	0.1164	0.211	0.0946	Myanmar
2010s	0.1148	0.5528	0.438	Myanmar
2020s	0.1085	0.2063	0.0978	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Kuwait or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 0.105 against 0.07 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Kuwait and Myanmar?: 0.035, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Myanmar?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Myanmar rank globally for freedom of association index?: Kuwait ranks 160th and Myanmar ranks 158th 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: 18 September 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.