What is freedom of association index in Bangladesh?

Freedom of association index in Bangladesh was 0.535 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 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 Bangladesh

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

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

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Bangladesh, 1789 to 2025.
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%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

Bangladesh's 0.535 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.567, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Bangladesh's 0.535 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.693, 77% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

113 Turkey 0.565 compare
114 Morocco 0.548 compare
115 Ukraine 0.542 compare
117 Togo 0.533 compare
118 Mozambique 0.519 compare
119 Comoros 0.509 compare
119 Guinea-Bissau 0.509 compare

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More social development data for Bangladesh

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 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.