What is freedom of association index in Afghanistan?

Freedom of association index in Afghanistan was 0.023 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 0.648 in 2005.

What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.023 in 2025.

How does Afghanistan rank for freedom of association index?

Afghanistan ranks 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Freedom of Association Index in Afghanistan

Name: Freedom of Association Index in Afghanistan
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Afghanistan: Freedom of Association Index was 0.023 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.023

Change on year

down 54.0%

World rank

173rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.648

in 2005

All-time low

0.023

in 2025

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Afghanistan, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, freedom of association index in Afghanistan stood at 0.023. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is down 54.0% on the previous year and down 96.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.648 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.023, in 2025.

Afghanistan ranks 173rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Freedom of Association Index in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Afghanistan, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.06	—
1790	0.06	+0.0%
1791	0.06	+0.0%
1792	0.06	+0.0%
1793	0.06	+0.0%
1794	0.06	+0.0%
1795	0.06	+0.0%
1796	0.06	+0.0%
1797	0.06	+0.0%
1798	0.06	+0.0%
1799	0.06	+0.0%
1800	0.06	+0.0%
1801	0.06	+0.0%
1802	0.06	+0.0%
1803	0.06	+0.0%
1804	0.06	+0.0%
1805	0.06	+0.0%
1806	0.06	+0.0%
1807	0.06	+0.0%
1808	0.06	+0.0%
1809	0.06	+0.0%
1810	0.06	+0.0%
1811	0.06	+0.0%
1812	0.06	+0.0%
1813	0.06	+0.0%
1814	0.06	+0.0%
1815	0.06	+0.0%
1816	0.06	+0.0%
1817	0.06	+0.0%
1818	0.06	+0.0%
1819	0.06	+0.0%
1820	0.06	+0.0%
1821	0.06	+0.0%
1822	0.06	+0.0%
1823	0.06	+0.0%
1824	0.06	+0.0%
1825	0.06	+0.0%
1826	0.06	+0.0%
1827	0.06	+0.0%
1828	0.06	+0.0%
1829	0.06	+0.0%
1830	0.06	+0.0%
1831	0.06	+0.0%
1832	0.06	+0.0%
1833	0.06	+0.0%
1834	0.06	+0.0%
1835	0.06	+0.0%
1836	0.06	+0.0%
1837	0.06	+0.0%
1838	0.06	+0.0%
1839	0.06	+0.0%
1840	0.06	+0.0%
1841	0.06	+0.0%
1842	0.06	+0.0%
1843	0.06	+0.0%
1844	0.06	+0.0%
1845	0.06	+0.0%
1846	0.06	+0.0%
1847	0.06	+0.0%
1848	0.06	+0.0%
1849	0.06	+0.0%
1850	0.06	+0.0%
1851	0.06	+0.0%
1852	0.06	+0.0%
1853	0.06	+0.0%
1854	0.06	+0.0%
1855	0.06	+0.0%
1856	0.06	+0.0%
1857	0.06	+0.0%
1858	0.06	+0.0%
1859	0.06	+0.0%
1860	0.06	+0.0%
1861	0.06	+0.0%
1862	0.06	+0.0%
1863	0.06	+0.0%
1864	0.06	+0.0%
1865	0.06	+0.0%
1866	0.06	+0.0%
1867	0.06	+0.0%
1868	0.06	+0.0%
1869	0.06	+0.0%
1870	0.06	+0.0%
1871	0.06	+0.0%
1872	0.06	+0.0%
1873	0.06	+0.0%
1874	0.06	+0.0%
1875	0.06	+0.0%
1876	0.06	+0.0%
1877	0.06	+0.0%
1878	0.06	+0.0%
1879	0.06	+0.0%
1880	0.062	+3.3%
1881	0.062	+0.0%
1882	0.062	+0.0%
1883	0.062	+0.0%
1884	0.062	+0.0%
1885	0.062	+0.0%
1886	0.062	+0.0%
1887	0.062	+0.0%
1888	0.062	+0.0%
1889	0.062	+0.0%
1890	0.062	+0.0%
1891	0.062	+0.0%
1892	0.062	+0.0%
1893	0.062	+0.0%
1894	0.062	+0.0%
1895	0.062	+0.0%
1896	0.062	+0.0%
1897	0.062	+0.0%
1898	0.062	+0.0%
1899	0.062	+0.0%
1900	0.066	+6.5%
1901	0.066	+0.0%
1902	0.079	+19.7%
1903	0.079	+0.0%
1904	0.079	+0.0%
1905	0.079	+0.0%
1906	0.079	+0.0%
1907	0.079	+0.0%
1908	0.079	+0.0%
1909	0.079	+0.0%
1910	0.079	+0.0%
1911	0.079	+0.0%
1912	0.079	+0.0%
1913	0.079	+0.0%
1914	0.079	+0.0%
1915	0.079	+0.0%
1916	0.079	+0.0%
1917	0.079	+0.0%
1918	0.079	+0.0%
1919	0.087	+10.1%
1920	0.136	+56.3%
1921	0.136	+0.0%
1922	0.136	+0.0%
1923	0.136	+0.0%
1924	0.136	+0.0%
1925	0.119	-12.5%
1926	0.119	+0.0%
1927	0.119	+0.0%
1928	0.119	+0.0%
1929	0.119	+0.0%
1930	0.109	-8.4%
1931	0.112	+2.8%
1932	0.112	+0.0%
1933	0.112	+0.0%
1934	0.116	+3.6%
1935	0.116	+0.0%
1936	0.116	+0.0%
1937	0.117	+0.9%
1938	0.117	+0.0%
1939	0.117	+0.0%
1940	0.118	+0.9%
1941	0.118	+0.0%
1942	0.118	+0.0%
1943	0.115	-2.5%
1944	0.115	+0.0%
1945	0.115	+0.0%
1946	0.123	+7.0%
1947	0.123	+0.0%
1948	0.123	+0.0%
1949	0.128	+4.1%
1950	0.134	+4.7%
1951	0.134	+0.0%
1952	0.112	-16.4%
1953	0.112	+0.0%
1954	0.112	+0.0%
1955	0.112	+0.0%
1956	0.112	+0.0%
1957	0.112	+0.0%
1958	0.113	+0.9%
1959	0.113	+0.0%
1960	0.113	+0.0%
1961	0.113	+0.0%
1962	0.113	+0.0%
1963	0.134	+18.6%
1964	0.205	+53.0%
1965	0.256	+24.9%
1966	0.264	+3.1%
1967	0.278	+5.3%
1968	0.278	+0.0%
1969	0.279	+0.4%
1970	0.281	+0.7%
1971	0.281	+0.0%
1972	0.26	-7.5%
1973	0.199	-23.5%
1974	0.167	-16.1%
1975	0.167	+0.0%
1976	0.167	+0.0%
1977	0.144	-13.8%
1978	0.09	-37.5%
1979	0.061	-32.2%
1980	0.061	+0.0%
1981	0.061	+0.0%
1982	0.061	+0.0%
1983	0.061	+0.0%
1984	0.059	-3.3%
1985	0.062	+5.1%
1986	0.062	+0.0%
1987	0.062	+0.0%
1988	0.067	+8.1%
1989	0.072	+7.5%
1990	0.062	-13.9%
1991	0.07	+12.9%
1992	0.13	+85.7%
1993	0.162	+24.6%
1994	0.162	+0.0%
1995	0.162	+0.0%
1996	0.059	-63.6%
1997	0.038	-35.6%
1998	0.038	+0.0%
1999	0.038	+0.0%
2000	0.038	+0.0%
2001	0.078	+105.3%
2002	0.633	+711.5%
2003	0.633	+0.0%
2004	0.644	+1.7%
2005	0.648	+0.6%
2006	0.648	+0.0%
2007	0.648	+0.0%
2008	0.648	+0.0%
2009	0.648	+0.0%
2010	0.626	-3.4%
2011	0.625	-0.2%
2012	0.638	+2.1%
2013	0.623	-2.4%
2014	0.621	-0.3%
2015	0.621	+0.0%
2016	0.605	-2.6%
2017	0.583	-3.6%
2018	0.577	-1.0%
2019	0.593	+2.8%
2020	0.556	-6.2%
2021	0.098	-82.4%
2022	0.037	-62.2%
2023	0.03	-18.9%
2024	0.05	+66.7%
2025	0.023	-54.0%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

Afghanistan's 0.023 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.379, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Afghanistan's 0.023 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.29, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.06	0.06	0.06	1
1790s	0.06	0.06	0.06	10
1800s	0.06	0.06	0.06	10
1810s	0.06	0.06	0.06	10
1820s	0.06	0.06	0.06	10
1830s	0.06	0.06	0.06	10
1840s	0.06	0.06	0.06	10
1850s	0.06	0.06	0.06	10
1860s	0.06	0.06	0.06	10
1870s	0.06	0.06	0.06	10
1880s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1890s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1900s	0.0764	0.066	0.079	10
1910s	0.0798	0.079	0.087	10
1920s	0.1275	0.119	0.136	10
1930s	0.1144	0.109	0.117	10
1940s	0.1196	0.115	0.128	10
1950s	0.1166	0.112	0.134	10
1960s	0.2033	0.113	0.279	10
1970s	0.1817	0.061	0.281	10
1980s	0.0628	0.059	0.072	10
1990s	0.0921	0.038	0.162	10
2000s	0.5266	0.038	0.648	10
2010s	0.6112	0.577	0.638	10
2020s	0.1323	0.023	0.556	6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

170 Saudi Arabia 0.026 compare
171 North Korea 0.025 compare
172 Vietnam 0.024 compare
173 Eritrea 0.023 compare
173 Eswatini 0.023 compare
176 Cuba 0.022 compare

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More social development data for Afghanistan

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,869 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0609 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Afghanistan?: Freedom of association index in Afghanistan was 0.023 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 0.648 in 2005.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.023 in 2025.
How does Afghanistan rank for freedom of association index?: Afghanistan ranks 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.