Freedom of association index in Australia
Australia: Freedom of association index was 0.876 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.876
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
32nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.914
in 1996
All-time low
0.611
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Freedom of association index in Australia, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association index in Australia stood at 0.876.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Australia peaked at 0.914 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.611, in 1789.
That places Australia 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.611 | 0.611 | 0.611 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.611 | 0.611 | 0.611 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.611 | 0.611 | 0.611 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.611 | 0.611 | 0.611 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.7363 | 0.611 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.8388 | 0.79 | 0.865 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.8756 | 0.862 | 0.896 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8938 | 0.893 | 0.895 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8965 | 0.895 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8946 | 0.893 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8908 | 0.88 | 0.895 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9021 | 0.88 | 0.907 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8793 | 0.858 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8915 | 0.89 | 0.893 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.892 | 0.859 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8692 | 0.833 | 0.887 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8939 | 0.864 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9016 | 0.898 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9045 | 0.902 | 0.907 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9056 | 0.903 | 0.909 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9074 | 0.897 | 0.914 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8972 | 0.894 | 0.909 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8853 | 0.867 | 0.903 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8778 | 0.875 | 0.881 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 29 Barbados 0.879 compare
- 29 Jamaica 0.879 compare
- 29 Papua New Guinea 0.879 compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 0.876 compare
- 34 Italy 0.875 compare
- 35 Cape Verde 0.874 compare
- 35 Portugal 0.874 compare
- 35 Solomon Islands 0.874 compare
More social development data for Australia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 33,415 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 41 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.906 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.793 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.844 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.915 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.648 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.844 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association index in Australia?
- Freedom of association index in Australia was 0.876 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.914 in 1996.
- What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.611 in 1789.
- How does Australia rank for freedom of association index?
- Australia ranks 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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