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Freedom of association index in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Freedom of association index was 0.535 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.535
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
116th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.761
in 1997
All-time low
0.144
in 1960
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Freedom of association index in Bangladesh, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 0.535 for freedom of association index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.761 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.144, in 1960.

That places Bangladesh 116th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Bangladesh, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.254 —
1790 0.254 +0.0%
1791 0.254 +0.0%
1792 0.254 +0.0%
1793 0.254 +0.0%
1794 0.254 +0.0%
1795 0.254 +0.0%
1796 0.254 +0.0%
1797 0.254 +0.0%
1798 0.254 +0.0%
1799 0.254 +0.0%
1800 0.254 +0.0%
1801 0.254 +0.0%
1802 0.254 +0.0%
1803 0.254 +0.0%
1804 0.254 +0.0%
1805 0.254 +0.0%
1806 0.254 +0.0%
1807 0.254 +0.0%
1808 0.254 +0.0%
1809 0.254 +0.0%
1810 0.254 +0.0%
1811 0.254 +0.0%
1812 0.254 +0.0%
1813 0.254 +0.0%
1814 0.254 +0.0%
1815 0.254 +0.0%
1816 0.254 +0.0%
1817 0.254 +0.0%
1818 0.254 +0.0%
1819 0.254 +0.0%
1820 0.254 +0.0%
1821 0.254 +0.0%
1822 0.254 +0.0%
1823 0.254 +0.0%
1824 0.254 +0.0%
1825 0.254 +0.0%
1826 0.254 +0.0%
1827 0.254 +0.0%
1828 0.254 +0.0%
1829 0.254 +0.0%
1830 0.254 +0.0%
1831 0.254 +0.0%
1832 0.254 +0.0%
1833 0.254 +0.0%
1834 0.254 +0.0%
1835 0.254 +0.0%
1836 0.254 +0.0%
1837 0.254 +0.0%
1838 0.295 +16.1%
1839 0.295 +0.0%
1840 0.295 +0.0%
1841 0.295 +0.0%
1842 0.295 +0.0%
1843 0.295 +0.0%
1844 0.295 +0.0%
1845 0.295 +0.0%
1846 0.295 +0.0%
1847 0.295 +0.0%
1848 0.295 +0.0%
1849 0.295 +0.0%
1850 0.295 +0.0%
1851 0.295 +0.0%
1852 0.295 +0.0%
1853 0.295 +0.0%
1854 0.295 +0.0%
1855 0.295 +0.0%
1856 0.295 +0.0%
1857 0.295 +0.0%
1858 0.279 -5.4%
1859 0.279 +0.0%
1860 0.279 +0.0%
1861 0.279 +0.0%
1862 0.279 +0.0%
1863 0.279 +0.0%
1864 0.279 +0.0%
1865 0.279 +0.0%
1866 0.279 +0.0%
1867 0.279 +0.0%
1868 0.279 +0.0%
1869 0.279 +0.0%
1870 0.279 +0.0%
1871 0.279 +0.0%
1872 0.279 +0.0%
1873 0.279 +0.0%
1874 0.279 +0.0%
1875 0.279 +0.0%
1876 0.306 +9.7%
1877 0.306 +0.0%
1878 0.306 +0.0%
1879 0.306 +0.0%
1880 0.306 +0.0%
1881 0.306 +0.0%
1882 0.306 +0.0%
1883 0.306 +0.0%
1884 0.306 +0.0%
1885 0.306 +0.0%
1886 0.306 +0.0%
1887 0.306 +0.0%
1888 0.306 +0.0%
1889 0.306 +0.0%
1890 0.306 +0.0%
1891 0.306 +0.0%
1892 0.306 +0.0%
1893 0.306 +0.0%
1894 0.306 +0.0%
1895 0.306 +0.0%
1896 0.306 +0.0%
1897 0.306 +0.0%
1898 0.306 +0.0%
1899 0.306 +0.0%
1900 0.306 +0.0%
1901 0.306 +0.0%
1902 0.306 +0.0%
1903 0.306 +0.0%
1904 0.306 +0.0%
1905 0.293 -4.2%
1906 0.307 +4.8%
1907 0.307 +0.0%
1908 0.307 +0.0%
1909 0.307 +0.0%
1910 0.307 +0.0%
1911 0.307 +0.0%
1912 0.307 +0.0%
1913 0.307 +0.0%
1914 0.307 +0.0%
1915 0.307 +0.0%
1916 0.307 +0.0%
1917 0.307 +0.0%
1918 0.307 +0.0%
1919 0.307 +0.0%
1920 0.314 +2.3%
1921 0.346 +10.2%
1922 0.346 +0.0%
1923 0.346 +0.0%
1924 0.342 -1.2%
1925 0.342 +0.0%
1926 0.339 -0.9%
1927 0.324 -4.4%
1928 0.324 +0.0%
1929 0.324 +0.0%
1930 0.325 +0.3%
1931 0.327 +0.6%
1932 0.327 +0.0%
1933 0.327 +0.0%
1934 0.337 +3.1%
1935 0.508 +50.7%
1936 0.508 +0.0%
1937 0.508 +0.0%
1938 0.508 +0.0%
1939 0.508 +0.0%
1940 0.508 +0.0%
1941 0.508 +0.0%
1942 0.508 +0.0%
1943 0.508 +0.0%
1944 0.508 +0.0%
1945 0.508 +0.0%
1946 0.512 +0.8%
1947 0.375 -26.8%
1948 0.375 +0.0%
1949 0.375 +0.0%
1950 0.391 +4.3%
1951 0.391 +0.0%
1952 0.391 +0.0%
1953 0.391 +0.0%
1954 0.375 -4.1%
1955 0.375 +0.0%
1956 0.375 +0.0%
1957 0.389 +3.7%
1958 0.191 -50.9%
1959 0.154 -19.4%
1960 0.144 -6.5%
1961 0.154 +6.9%
1962 0.198 +28.6%
1963 0.241 +21.7%
1964 0.241 +0.0%
1965 0.241 +0.0%
1966 0.28 +16.2%
1967 0.244 -12.9%
1968 0.244 +0.0%
1969 0.244 +0.0%
1970 0.466 +91.0%
1971 0.418 -10.3%
1972 0.632 +51.2%
1973 0.66 +4.4%
1974 0.674 +2.1%
1975 0.161 -76.1%
1976 0.19 +18.0%
1977 0.386 +103.2%
1978 0.606 +57.0%
1979 0.672 +10.9%
1980 0.672 +0.0%
1981 0.666 -0.9%
1982 0.64 -3.9%
1983 0.553 -13.6%
1984 0.553 +0.0%
1985 0.569 +2.9%
1986 0.617 +8.4%
1987 0.642 +4.1%
1988 0.632 -1.6%
1989 0.63 -0.3%
1990 0.63 +0.0%
1991 0.744 +18.1%
1992 0.753 +1.2%
1993 0.746 -0.9%
1994 0.746 +0.0%
1995 0.746 +0.0%
1996 0.748 +0.3%
1997 0.761 +1.7%
1998 0.761 +0.0%
1999 0.761 +0.0%
2000 0.761 +0.0%
2001 0.742 -2.5%
2002 0.746 +0.5%
2003 0.752 +0.8%
2004 0.752 +0.0%
2005 0.752 +0.0%
2006 0.747 -0.7%
2007 0.58 -22.4%
2008 0.597 +2.9%
2009 0.728 +21.9%
2010 0.72 -1.1%
2011 0.71 -1.4%
2012 0.686 -3.4%
2013 0.641 -6.6%
2014 0.579 -9.7%
2015 0.56 -3.3%
2016 0.539 -3.8%
2017 0.532 -1.3%
2018 0.474 -10.9%
2019 0.435 -8.2%
2020 0.449 +3.2%
2021 0.448 -0.2%
2022 0.489 +9.2%
2023 0.459 -6.1%
2024 0.477 +3.9%
2025 0.535 +12.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.254 0.254 0.254 1
1790s 0.254 0.254 0.254 10
1800s 0.254 0.254 0.254 10
1810s 0.254 0.254 0.254 10
1820s 0.254 0.254 0.254 10
1830s 0.2622 0.254 0.295 10
1840s 0.295 0.295 0.295 10
1850s 0.2918 0.279 0.295 10
1860s 0.279 0.279 0.279 10
1870s 0.2898 0.279 0.306 10
1880s 0.306 0.306 0.306 10
1890s 0.306 0.306 0.306 10
1900s 0.3051 0.293 0.307 10
1910s 0.307 0.307 0.307 10
1920s 0.3347 0.314 0.346 10
1930s 0.4183 0.325 0.508 10
1940s 0.4685 0.375 0.512 10
1950s 0.3423 0.154 0.391 10
1960s 0.2231 0.144 0.28 10
1970s 0.4865 0.161 0.674 10
1980s 0.6174 0.553 0.672 10
1990s 0.7396 0.63 0.761 10
2000s 0.7157 0.58 0.761 10
2010s 0.5876 0.435 0.72 10
2020s 0.4762 0.448 0.535 6

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 113 Türkiye 0.565 compare
  2. 114 Morocco 0.548 compare
  3. 115 Ukraine 0.542 compare
  4. 117 Togo 0.533 compare
  5. 118 Mozambique 0.519 compare
  6. 119 Comoros 0.509 compare
  7. 119 Guinea-Bissau 0.509 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Bangladesh?
Freedom of association index in Bangladesh was 0.535 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.761 in 1997.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.144 in 1960.
How does Bangladesh rank for freedom of association index?
Bangladesh ranks 116th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh 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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Indicator
Freedom of association index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,011 data points, 1789–2025
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