Freedom of association index in Argentina
Argentina: Freedom of association index was 0.839 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.839
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
59th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.917
in 1986
All-time low
0.037
in 1977
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Freedom of association index in Argentina, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association index in Argentina is 0.839, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Argentina peaked at 0.917 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.037, in 1977.
Argentina ranks 59th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.389 | 0.389 | 0.389 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.389 | 0.389 | 0.389 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.389 | 0.389 | 0.389 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.4151 | 0.389 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.492 | 0.492 | 0.492 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.4921 | 0.38 | 0.542 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5811 | 0.434 | 0.616 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6562 | 0.608 | 0.69 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6836 | 0.678 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.644 | 0.639 | 0.651 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6097 | 0.608 | 0.611 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6837 | 0.61 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7323 | 0.731 | 0.734 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3936 | 0.232 | 0.443 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4851 | 0.203 | 0.673 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5185 | 0.322 | 0.612 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3672 | 0.067 | 0.586 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.259 | 0.037 | 0.739 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6111 | 0.037 | 0.917 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9137 | 0.913 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8946 | 0.868 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.878 | 0.864 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8808 | 0.839 | 0.897 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 56 Nigeria 0.846 compare
- 57 East Timor 0.844 compare
- 58 Lithuania 0.841 compare
- 59 Slovakia 0.839 compare
- 59 South Korea 0.839 compare
- 62 Sierra Leone 0.837 compare
More social development data for Argentina
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,941 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 542 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.821 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.524 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.69 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.736 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.429 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.69 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association index in Argentina?
- Freedom of association index in Argentina was 0.839 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.917 in 1986.
- What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.037 in 1977.
- How does Argentina rank for freedom of association index?
- Argentina ranks 59th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of association index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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