What is freedom of association index in Argentina?

Freedom of association index in Argentina was 0.839 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 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 Argentina

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

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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Freedom of Association Index in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Argentina, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.389	—
1790	0.389	+0.0%
1791	0.389	+0.0%
1792	0.389	+0.0%
1793	0.389	+0.0%
1794	0.389	+0.0%
1795	0.389	+0.0%
1796	0.389	+0.0%
1797	0.389	+0.0%
1798	0.389	+0.0%
1799	0.389	+0.0%
1800	0.389	+0.0%
1801	0.389	+0.0%
1802	0.389	+0.0%
1803	0.389	+0.0%
1804	0.389	+0.0%
1805	0.389	+0.0%
1806	0.389	+0.0%
1807	0.389	+0.0%
1808	0.389	+0.0%
1809	0.389	+0.0%
1810	0.389	+0.0%
1811	0.418	+7.5%
1812	0.418	+0.0%
1813	0.418	+0.0%
1814	0.418	+0.0%
1815	0.418	+0.0%
1816	0.418	+0.0%
1817	0.418	+0.0%
1818	0.418	+0.0%
1819	0.418	+0.0%
1820	0.492	+17.7%
1821	0.492	+0.0%
1822	0.492	+0.0%
1823	0.492	+0.0%
1824	0.492	+0.0%
1825	0.492	+0.0%
1826	0.492	+0.0%
1827	0.492	+0.0%
1828	0.492	+0.0%
1829	0.492	+0.0%
1830	0.38	-22.8%
1831	0.38	+0.0%
1832	0.38	+0.0%
1833	0.38	+0.0%
1834	0.38	+0.0%
1835	0.38	+0.0%
1836	0.38	+0.0%
1837	0.38	+0.0%
1838	0.38	+0.0%
1839	0.38	+0.0%
1840	0.38	+0.0%
1841	0.38	+0.0%
1842	0.38	+0.0%
1843	0.38	+0.0%
1844	0.38	+0.0%
1845	0.38	+0.0%
1846	0.38	+0.0%
1847	0.38	+0.0%
1848	0.38	+0.0%
1849	0.38	+0.0%
1850	0.38	+0.0%
1851	0.38	+0.0%
1852	0.38	+0.0%
1853	0.542	+42.6%
1854	0.542	+0.0%
1855	0.542	+0.0%
1856	0.542	+0.0%
1857	0.542	+0.0%
1858	0.542	+0.0%
1859	0.529	-2.4%
1860	0.434	-18.0%
1861	0.483	+11.3%
1862	0.607	+25.7%
1863	0.607	+0.0%
1864	0.612	+0.8%
1865	0.612	+0.0%
1866	0.612	+0.0%
1867	0.612	+0.0%
1868	0.616	+0.7%
1869	0.616	+0.0%
1870	0.612	-0.6%
1871	0.612	+0.0%
1872	0.608	-0.7%
1873	0.608	+0.0%
1874	0.686	+12.8%
1875	0.686	+0.0%
1876	0.69	+0.6%
1877	0.69	+0.0%
1878	0.685	-0.7%
1879	0.685	+0.0%
1880	0.684	-0.1%
1881	0.684	+0.0%
1882	0.681	-0.4%
1883	0.681	+0.0%
1884	0.689	+1.2%
1885	0.689	+0.0%
1886	0.686	-0.4%
1887	0.686	+0.0%
1888	0.678	-1.2%
1889	0.678	+0.0%
1890	0.649	-4.3%
1891	0.649	+0.0%
1892	0.641	-1.2%
1893	0.641	+0.0%
1894	0.651	+1.6%
1895	0.651	+0.0%
1896	0.639	-1.8%
1897	0.639	+0.0%
1898	0.64	+0.2%
1899	0.64	+0.0%
1900	0.608	-5.0%
1901	0.608	+0.0%
1902	0.608	+0.0%
1903	0.608	+0.0%
1904	0.61	+0.3%
1905	0.611	+0.2%
1906	0.611	+0.0%
1907	0.611	+0.0%
1908	0.611	+0.0%
1909	0.611	+0.0%
1910	0.611	+0.0%
1911	0.61	-0.2%
1912	0.679	+11.3%
1913	0.684	+0.7%
1914	0.685	+0.1%
1915	0.685	+0.0%
1916	0.688	+0.4%
1917	0.73	+6.1%
1918	0.732	+0.3%
1919	0.733	+0.1%
1920	0.732	-0.1%
1921	0.732	+0.0%
1922	0.731	-0.1%
1923	0.731	+0.0%
1924	0.733	+0.3%
1925	0.734	+0.1%
1926	0.732	-0.3%
1927	0.731	-0.1%
1928	0.733	+0.3%
1929	0.734	+0.1%
1930	0.347	-52.7%
1931	0.232	-33.1%
1932	0.343	+47.8%
1933	0.415	+21.0%
1934	0.419	+1.0%
1935	0.42	+0.2%
1936	0.435	+3.6%
1937	0.439	+0.9%
1938	0.443	+0.9%
1939	0.443	+0.0%
1940	0.458	+3.4%
1941	0.458	+0.0%
1942	0.453	-1.1%
1943	0.352	-22.3%
1944	0.305	-13.4%
1945	0.203	-33.4%
1946	0.656	+223.2%
1947	0.673	+2.6%
1948	0.652	-3.1%
1949	0.641	-1.7%
1950	0.612	-4.5%
1951	0.609	-0.5%
1952	0.593	-2.6%
1953	0.578	-2.5%
1954	0.575	-0.5%
1955	0.505	-12.2%
1956	0.322	-36.2%
1957	0.344	+6.8%
1958	0.498	+44.8%
1959	0.549	+10.2%
1960	0.559	+1.8%
1961	0.56	+0.2%
1962	0.54	-3.6%
1963	0.533	-1.3%
1964	0.586	+9.9%
1965	0.576	-1.7%
1966	0.117	-79.7%
1967	0.067	-42.7%
1968	0.067	+0.0%
1969	0.067	+0.0%
1970	0.067	+0.0%
1971	0.067	+0.0%
1972	0.067	+0.0%
1973	0.68	+914.9%
1974	0.739	+8.7%
1975	0.68	-8.0%
1976	0.179	-73.7%
1977	0.037	-79.3%
1978	0.037	+0.0%
1979	0.037	+0.0%
1980	0.037	+0.0%
1981	0.037	+0.0%
1982	0.052	+40.5%
1983	0.494	+850.0%
1984	0.915	+85.2%
1985	0.915	+0.0%
1986	0.917	+0.2%
1987	0.916	-0.1%
1988	0.914	-0.2%
1989	0.914	+0.0%
1990	0.914	+0.0%
1991	0.914	+0.0%
1992	0.914	+0.0%
1993	0.913	-0.1%
1994	0.913	+0.0%
1995	0.913	+0.0%
1996	0.913	+0.0%
1997	0.913	+0.0%
1998	0.915	+0.2%
1999	0.915	+0.0%
2000	0.915	+0.0%
2001	0.914	-0.1%
2002	0.913	-0.1%
2003	0.914	+0.1%
2004	0.884	-3.3%
2005	0.885	+0.1%
2006	0.891	+0.7%
2007	0.891	+0.0%
2008	0.871	-2.2%
2009	0.868	-0.3%
2010	0.864	-0.5%
2011	0.864	+0.0%
2012	0.864	+0.0%
2013	0.869	+0.6%
2014	0.87	+0.1%
2015	0.879	+1.0%
2016	0.892	+1.5%
2017	0.891	-0.1%
2018	0.894	+0.3%
2019	0.893	-0.1%
2020	0.895	+0.2%
2021	0.895	+0.0%
2022	0.896	+0.1%
2023	0.897	+0.1%
2024	0.863	-3.8%
2025	0.839	-2.8%

Argentina compared with similar countries

Argentina's 0.839 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7185, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Argentina's 0.839 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.839, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Argentina?: Freedom of association index in Argentina was 0.839 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 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.