Which has higher freedom of association index, Panama or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.883 against 0.881 in Panama as of 2025.

What is the difference in freedom of association index between Panama and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.002, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Trinidad and Tobago?

123 years are reported by both, from 1903 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.

Panama vs Trinidad and Tobago: Freedom of Association Index

Panama

0.881

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

0.883

in 2025

Panama rank

27th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

24th

Freedom of Association Index over time

Panama
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.883 against 0.881 in Panama, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 27th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 24th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Trinidad and Tobago in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.687	0.401	0.286	Panama
1910s	0.7071	0.403	0.3041	Panama
1920s	0.7089	0.4355	0.2734	Panama
1930s	0.7077	0.4633	0.2444	Panama
1940s	0.6756	0.5505	0.1251	Panama
1950s	0.6574	0.7006	0.0432	Trinidad and Tobago
1960s	0.585	0.7853	0.2003	Trinidad and Tobago
1970s	0.0775	0.814	0.7365	Trinidad and Tobago
1980s	0.3372	0.8888	0.5516	Trinidad and Tobago
1990s	0.8031	0.9057	0.1026	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	0.8621	0.9083	0.0462	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	0.8724	0.8949	0.0225	Trinidad and Tobago
2020s	0.8757	0.8873	0.0117	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Panama or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.883 against 0.881 in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Panama and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.002, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Trinidad and Tobago?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Panama and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for freedom of association index?: Panama ranks 27th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 24th 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.