What is freedom of association index in Brazil?

Freedom of association index in Brazil was 0.882 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.941 in 2007.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 1789.

How does Brazil rank for freedom of association index?

Brazil ranks 26th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Brazil 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 Brazil

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

Brazil: Freedom of Association Index was 0.882 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.882

Change on year

down 2.5%

World rank

26th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.941

in 2007

All-time low

0.034

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Brazil, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, freedom of association index in Brazil stood at 0.882.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Brazil peaked at 0.941 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.034, in 1789.

Brazil ranks 26th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Freedom of Association Index in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Brazil, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.034	—
1790	0.034	+0.0%
1791	0.034	+0.0%
1792	0.034	+0.0%
1793	0.034	+0.0%
1794	0.034	+0.0%
1795	0.034	+0.0%
1796	0.034	+0.0%
1797	0.034	+0.0%
1798	0.034	+0.0%
1799	0.034	+0.0%
1800	0.034	+0.0%
1801	0.034	+0.0%
1802	0.034	+0.0%
1803	0.034	+0.0%
1804	0.034	+0.0%
1805	0.034	+0.0%
1806	0.034	+0.0%
1807	0.034	+0.0%
1808	0.034	+0.0%
1809	0.034	+0.0%
1810	0.034	+0.0%
1811	0.034	+0.0%
1812	0.034	+0.0%
1813	0.034	+0.0%
1814	0.034	+0.0%
1815	0.034	+0.0%
1816	0.034	+0.0%
1817	0.034	+0.0%
1818	0.034	+0.0%
1819	0.034	+0.0%
1820	0.034	+0.0%
1821	0.034	+0.0%
1822	0.228	+570.6%
1823	0.512	+124.6%
1824	0.512	+0.0%
1825	0.512	+0.0%
1826	0.622	+21.5%
1827	0.622	+0.0%
1828	0.622	+0.0%
1829	0.622	+0.0%
1830	0.625	+0.5%
1831	0.625	+0.0%
1832	0.625	+0.0%
1833	0.625	+0.0%
1834	0.627	+0.3%
1835	0.627	+0.0%
1836	0.627	+0.0%
1837	0.627	+0.0%
1838	0.621	-1.0%
1839	0.621	+0.0%
1840	0.621	+0.0%
1841	0.621	+0.0%
1842	0.569	-8.4%
1843	0.569	+0.0%
1844	0.569	+0.0%
1845	0.571	+0.4%
1846	0.571	+0.0%
1847	0.571	+0.0%
1848	0.574	+0.5%
1849	0.574	+0.0%
1850	0.574	+0.0%
1851	0.574	+0.0%
1852	0.574	+0.0%
1853	0.57	-0.7%
1854	0.57	+0.0%
1855	0.57	+0.0%
1856	0.57	+0.0%
1857	0.572	+0.4%
1858	0.572	+0.0%
1859	0.572	+0.0%
1860	0.572	+0.0%
1861	0.622	+8.7%
1862	0.622	+0.0%
1863	0.622	+0.0%
1864	0.574	-7.7%
1865	0.574	+0.0%
1866	0.574	+0.0%
1867	0.571	-0.5%
1868	0.571	+0.0%
1869	0.571	+0.0%
1870	0.571	+0.0%
1871	0.571	+0.0%
1872	0.567	-0.7%
1873	0.567	+0.0%
1874	0.567	+0.0%
1875	0.567	+0.0%
1876	0.571	+0.7%
1877	0.571	+0.0%
1878	0.572	+0.2%
1879	0.572	+0.0%
1880	0.572	+0.0%
1881	0.573	+0.2%
1882	0.573	+0.0%
1883	0.573	+0.0%
1884	0.573	+0.0%
1885	0.486	-15.2%
1886	0.486	+0.0%
1887	0.486	+0.0%
1888	0.571	+17.5%
1889	0.571	+0.0%
1890	0.43	-24.7%
1891	0.436	+1.4%
1892	0.452	+3.7%
1893	0.452	+0.0%
1894	0.453	+0.2%
1895	0.454	+0.2%
1896	0.514	+13.2%
1897	0.514	+0.0%
1898	0.414	-19.5%
1899	0.413	-0.2%
1900	0.4	-3.1%
1901	0.4	+0.0%
1902	0.403	+0.8%
1903	0.404	+0.2%
1904	0.413	+2.2%
1905	0.413	+0.0%
1906	0.413	+0.0%
1907	0.413	+0.0%
1908	0.413	+0.0%
1909	0.405	-1.9%
1910	0.417	+3.0%
1911	0.419	+0.5%
1912	0.408	-2.6%
1913	0.407	-0.2%
1914	0.403	-1.0%
1915	0.402	-0.2%
1916	0.402	+0.0%
1917	0.402	+0.0%
1918	0.404	+0.5%
1919	0.408	+1.0%
1920	0.409	+0.2%
1921	0.409	+0.0%
1922	0.395	-3.4%
1923	0.386	-2.3%
1924	0.386	+0.0%
1925	0.386	+0.0%
1926	0.38	-1.6%
1927	0.39	+2.6%
1928	0.39	+0.0%
1929	0.39	+0.0%
1930	0.34	-12.8%
1931	0.294	-13.5%
1932	0.294	+0.0%
1933	0.329	+11.9%
1934	0.292	-11.2%
1935	0.268	-8.2%
1936	0.268	+0.0%
1937	0.084	-68.7%
1938	0.063	-25.0%
1939	0.063	+0.0%
1940	0.063	+0.0%
1941	0.063	+0.0%
1942	0.063	+0.0%
1943	0.063	+0.0%
1944	0.063	+0.0%
1945	0.142	+125.4%
1946	0.603	+324.6%
1947	0.598	-0.8%
1948	0.584	-2.3%
1949	0.613	+5.0%
1950	0.609	-0.7%
1951	0.591	-3.0%
1952	0.591	+0.0%
1953	0.601	+1.7%
1954	0.584	-2.8%
1955	0.584	+0.0%
1956	0.619	+6.0%
1957	0.63	+1.8%
1958	0.627	-0.5%
1959	0.618	-1.4%
1960	0.622	+0.6%
1961	0.634	+1.9%
1962	0.633	-0.2%
1963	0.635	+0.3%
1964	0.343	-46.0%
1965	0.185	-46.1%
1966	0.126	-31.9%
1967	0.142	+12.7%
1968	0.136	-4.2%
1969	0.136	+0.0%
1970	0.136	+0.0%
1971	0.132	-2.9%
1972	0.132	+0.0%
1973	0.132	+0.0%
1974	0.141	+6.8%
1975	0.146	+3.5%
1976	0.146	+0.0%
1977	0.149	+2.1%
1978	0.149	+0.0%
1979	0.182	+22.1%
1980	0.361	+98.4%
1981	0.361	+0.0%
1982	0.404	+11.9%
1983	0.419	+3.7%
1984	0.452	+7.9%
1985	0.623	+37.8%
1986	0.763	+22.5%
1987	0.833	+9.2%
1988	0.894	+7.3%
1989	0.912	+2.0%
1990	0.938	+2.9%
1991	0.938	+0.0%
1992	0.938	+0.0%
1993	0.938	+0.0%
1994	0.938	+0.0%
1995	0.936	-0.2%
1996	0.936	+0.0%
1997	0.936	+0.0%
1998	0.937	+0.1%
1999	0.937	+0.0%
2000	0.937	+0.0%
2001	0.937	+0.0%
2002	0.937	+0.0%
2003	0.935	-0.2%
2004	0.935	+0.0%
2005	0.935	+0.0%
2006	0.937	+0.2%
2007	0.941	+0.4%
2008	0.941	+0.0%
2009	0.941	+0.0%
2010	0.94	-0.1%
2011	0.94	+0.0%
2012	0.939	-0.1%
2013	0.939	+0.0%
2014	0.939	+0.0%
2015	0.936	-0.3%
2016	0.903	-3.5%
2017	0.901	-0.2%
2018	0.889	-1.3%
2019	0.877	-1.3%
2020	0.888	+1.3%
2021	0.875	-1.5%
2022	0.891	+1.8%
2023	0.905	+1.6%
2024	0.905	+0.0%
2025	0.882	-2.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

Brazil's 0.882 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7185, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Brazil's 0.882 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.839, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.034	0.034	0.034	1
1790s	0.034	0.034	0.034	10
1800s	0.034	0.034	0.034	10
1810s	0.034	0.034	0.034	10
1820s	0.432	0.034	0.622	10
1830s	0.625	0.621	0.627	10
1840s	0.581	0.569	0.621	10
1850s	0.5718	0.57	0.574	10
1860s	0.5873	0.571	0.622	10
1870s	0.5696	0.567	0.572	10
1880s	0.5464	0.486	0.573	10
1890s	0.4532	0.413	0.514	10
1900s	0.4077	0.4	0.413	10
1910s	0.4072	0.402	0.419	10
1920s	0.3921	0.38	0.409	10
1930s	0.2295	0.063	0.34	10
1940s	0.2855	0.063	0.613	10
1950s	0.6054	0.584	0.63	10
1960s	0.3592	0.126	0.635	10
1970s	0.1445	0.132	0.182	10
1980s	0.6022	0.361	0.912	10
1990s	0.9372	0.936	0.938	10
2000s	0.9376	0.935	0.941	10
2010s	0.9203	0.877	0.94	10
2020s	0.891	0.875	0.905	6

Countries ranked near Brazil

24 Austria 0.883 compare
24 Trinidad and Tobago 0.883 compare
27 Panama 0.881 compare
27 Suriname 0.881 compare
29 Barbados 0.879 compare
29 Jamaica 0.879 compare
29 Papua New Guinea 0.879 compare

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,306 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0013 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Brazil?: Freedom of association index in Brazil was 0.882 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.941 in 2007.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 1789.
How does Brazil rank for freedom of association index?: Brazil ranks 26th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil 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.