What is freedom of association index in Bolivia?

Freedom of association index in Bolivia was 0.805 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Bolivia?

The highest recorded value was 0.871 in 2004.

What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Bolivia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.059 in 1858.

How does Bolivia rank for freedom of association index?

Bolivia ranks 73rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Bolivia?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bolivia 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 Bolivia

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

Bolivia: Freedom of Association Index was 0.805 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.805

Change on year

up 5.9%

World rank

73rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.871

in 2004

All-time low

0.059

in 1858

Years of data

201

1825–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Bolivia, 1825–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for freedom of association index in Bolivia is 0.805, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Bolivia peaked at 0.871 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.059, in 1858.

Bolivia ranks 73rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 201 years of available data.

Freedom of Association Index in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Bolivia, 1825 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1825	0.458	—
1826	0.459	+0.2%
1827	0.459	+0.0%
1828	0.459	+0.0%
1829	0.502	+9.4%
1830	0.58	+15.5%
1831	0.58	+0.0%
1832	0.58	+0.0%
1833	0.58	+0.0%
1834	0.58	+0.0%
1835	0.601	+3.6%
1836	0.601	+0.0%
1837	0.601	+0.0%
1838	0.601	+0.0%
1839	0.601	+0.0%
1840	0.621	+3.3%
1841	0.621	+0.0%
1842	0.628	+1.1%
1843	0.628	+0.0%
1844	0.632	+0.6%
1845	0.632	+0.0%
1846	0.633	+0.2%
1847	0.633	+0.0%
1848	0.633	+0.0%
1849	0.591	-6.6%
1850	0.591	+0.0%
1851	0.591	+0.0%
1852	0.591	+0.0%
1853	0.591	+0.0%
1854	0.591	+0.0%
1855	0.559	-5.4%
1856	0.534	-4.5%
1857	0.487	-8.8%
1858	0.059	-87.9%
1859	0.059	+0.0%
1860	0.059	+0.0%
1861	0.108	+83.1%
1862	0.626	+479.6%
1863	0.626	+0.0%
1864	0.282	-55.0%
1865	0.106	-62.4%
1866	0.106	+0.0%
1867	0.106	+0.0%
1868	0.106	+0.0%
1869	0.106	+0.0%
1870	0.468	+341.5%
1871	0.468	+0.0%
1872	0.468	+0.0%
1873	0.468	+0.0%
1874	0.468	+0.0%
1875	0.468	+0.0%
1876	0.468	+0.0%
1877	0.468	+0.0%
1878	0.468	+0.0%
1879	0.468	+0.0%
1880	0.468	+0.0%
1881	0.468	+0.0%
1882	0.527	+12.6%
1883	0.527	+0.0%
1884	0.541	+2.7%
1885	0.57	+5.4%
1886	0.57	+0.0%
1887	0.57	+0.0%
1888	0.565	-0.9%
1889	0.565	+0.0%
1890	0.568	+0.5%
1891	0.568	+0.0%
1892	0.568	+0.0%
1893	0.568	+0.0%
1894	0.566	-0.4%
1895	0.566	+0.0%
1896	0.524	-7.4%
1897	0.524	+0.0%
1898	0.531	+1.3%
1899	0.436	-17.9%
1900	0.371	-14.9%
1901	0.382	+3.0%
1902	0.388	+1.6%
1903	0.388	+0.0%
1904	0.409	+5.4%
1905	0.409	+0.0%
1906	0.406	-0.7%
1907	0.406	+0.0%
1908	0.414	+2.0%
1909	0.414	+0.0%
1910	0.422	+1.9%
1911	0.422	+0.0%
1912	0.425	+0.7%
1913	0.413	-2.8%
1914	0.406	-1.7%
1915	0.406	+0.0%
1916	0.384	-5.4%
1917	0.389	+1.3%
1918	0.397	+2.1%
1919	0.397	+0.0%
1920	0.392	-1.3%
1921	0.386	-1.5%
1922	0.386	+0.0%
1923	0.38	-1.6%
1924	0.377	-0.8%
1925	0.386	+2.4%
1926	0.391	+1.3%
1927	0.389	-0.5%
1928	0.388	-0.3%
1929	0.388	+0.0%
1930	0.388	+0.0%
1931	0.375	-3.4%
1932	0.355	-5.3%
1933	0.356	+0.3%
1934	0.36	+1.1%
1935	0.356	-1.1%
1936	0.36	+1.1%
1937	0.36	+0.0%
1938	0.398	+10.6%
1939	0.407	+2.3%
1940	0.271	-33.4%
1941	0.272	+0.4%
1942	0.275	+1.1%
1943	0.287	+4.4%
1944	0.34	+18.5%
1945	0.354	+4.1%
1946	0.316	-10.7%
1947	0.348	+10.1%
1948	0.348	+0.0%
1949	0.326	-6.3%
1950	0.326	+0.0%
1951	0.349	+7.1%
1952	0.265	-24.1%
1953	0.338	+27.5%
1954	0.338	+0.0%
1955	0.344	+1.8%
1956	0.387	+12.5%
1957	0.432	+11.6%
1958	0.426	-1.4%
1959	0.418	-1.9%
1960	0.438	+4.8%
1961	0.446	+1.8%
1962	0.431	-3.4%
1963	0.42	-2.6%
1964	0.366	-12.9%
1965	0.224	-38.8%
1966	0.129	-42.4%
1967	0.133	+3.1%
1968	0.133	+0.0%
1969	0.154	+15.8%
1970	0.118	-23.4%
1971	0.095	-19.5%
1972	0.084	-11.6%
1973	0.084	+0.0%
1974	0.081	-3.6%
1975	0.064	-21.0%
1976	0.064	+0.0%
1977	0.064	+0.0%
1978	0.161	+151.6%
1979	0.194	+20.5%
1980	0.116	-40.2%
1981	0.173	+49.1%
1982	0.486	+180.9%
1983	0.742	+52.7%
1984	0.778	+4.9%
1985	0.753	-3.2%
1986	0.793	+5.3%
1987	0.818	+3.2%
1988	0.826	+1.0%
1989	0.836	+1.2%
1990	0.837	+0.1%
1991	0.855	+2.2%
1992	0.855	+0.0%
1993	0.834	-2.5%
1994	0.832	-0.2%
1995	0.859	+3.2%
1996	0.859	+0.0%
1997	0.85	-1.0%
1998	0.841	-1.1%
1999	0.854	+1.5%
2000	0.854	+0.0%
2001	0.847	-0.8%
2002	0.832	-1.8%
2003	0.852	+2.4%
2004	0.871	+2.2%
2005	0.861	-1.1%
2006	0.856	-0.6%
2007	0.856	+0.0%
2008	0.856	+0.0%
2009	0.856	+0.0%
2010	0.859	+0.4%
2011	0.847	-1.4%
2012	0.844	-0.4%
2013	0.841	-0.4%
2014	0.839	-0.2%
2015	0.826	-1.5%
2016	0.815	-1.3%
2017	0.814	-0.1%
2018	0.795	-2.3%
2019	0.739	-7.0%
2020	0.666	-9.9%
2021	0.795	+19.4%
2022	0.778	-2.1%
2023	0.776	-0.3%
2024	0.76	-2.1%
2025	0.805	+5.9%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

Bolivia's 0.805 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.567, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Bolivia's 0.805 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.839, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Freedom of Association Index in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1862	+479.6%	0.108	0.626
1870	+341.5%	0.106	0.468
1982	+180.9%	0.173	0.486
1978	+151.6%	0.064	0.161
1858	-87.9%	0.487	0.059
1861	+83.1%	0.059	0.108

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.4674	0.458	0.502	5
1830s	0.5905	0.58	0.601	10
1840s	0.6252	0.591	0.633	10
1850s	0.4653	0.059	0.591	10
1860s	0.2231	0.059	0.626	10
1870s	0.468	0.468	0.468	10
1880s	0.5371	0.468	0.57	10
1890s	0.5419	0.436	0.568	10
1900s	0.3987	0.371	0.414	10
1910s	0.4061	0.384	0.425	10
1920s	0.3863	0.377	0.392	10
1930s	0.3715	0.355	0.407	10
1940s	0.3137	0.271	0.354	10
1950s	0.3623	0.265	0.432	10
1960s	0.2874	0.129	0.446	10
1970s	0.1009	0.064	0.194	10
1980s	0.6321	0.116	0.836	10
1990s	0.8476	0.832	0.859	10
2000s	0.8541	0.832	0.871	10
2010s	0.8219	0.739	0.859	10
2020s	0.7633	0.666	0.805	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Bolivia?: Freedom of association index in Bolivia was 0.805 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Bolivia?: The highest recorded value was 0.871 in 2004.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Bolivia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.059 in 1858.
How does Bolivia rank for freedom of association index?: Bolivia ranks 73rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Bolivia?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia 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.