What is freedom of association index in Chile?

Freedom of association index in Chile was 0.86 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2006.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 1789.

How does Chile rank for freedom of association index?

Chile ranks 51st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Chile 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 Chile

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

Chile: Freedom of Association Index was 0.86 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.86

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

51st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.918

in 2006

All-time low

0.034

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Chile, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for freedom of association index in Chile is 0.86, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Chile peaked at 0.918 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.034, in 1789.

Chile ranks 51st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Freedom of Association Index in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Chile, 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	0.132	+288.2%
1811	0.134	+1.5%
1812	0.156	+16.4%
1813	0.156	+0.0%
1814	0.129	-17.3%
1815	0.129	+0.0%
1816	0.129	+0.0%
1817	0.129	+0.0%
1818	0.139	+7.8%
1819	0.139	+0.0%
1820	0.162	+16.5%
1821	0.162	+0.0%
1822	0.163	+0.6%
1823	0.279	+71.2%
1824	0.333	+19.4%
1825	0.412	+23.7%
1826	0.412	+0.0%
1827	0.429	+4.1%
1828	0.429	+0.0%
1829	0.429	+0.0%
1830	0.16	-62.7%
1831	0.204	+27.5%
1832	0.204	+0.0%
1833	0.204	+0.0%
1834	0.157	-23.0%
1835	0.157	+0.0%
1836	0.158	+0.6%
1837	0.158	+0.0%
1838	0.166	+5.1%
1839	0.166	+0.0%
1840	0.269	+62.0%
1841	0.272	+1.1%
1842	0.29	+6.6%
1843	0.296	+2.1%
1844	0.296	+0.0%
1845	0.296	+0.0%
1846	0.31	+4.7%
1847	0.31	+0.0%
1848	0.31	+0.0%
1849	0.321	+3.5%
1850	0.388	+20.9%
1851	0.339	-12.6%
1852	0.251	-26.0%
1853	0.251	+0.0%
1854	0.251	+0.0%
1855	0.251	+0.0%
1856	0.251	+0.0%
1857	0.251	+0.0%
1858	0.265	+5.6%
1859	0.265	+0.0%
1860	0.401	+51.3%
1861	0.529	+31.9%
1862	0.535	+1.1%
1863	0.535	+0.0%
1864	0.594	+11.0%
1865	0.594	+0.0%
1866	0.591	-0.5%
1867	0.589	-0.3%
1868	0.589	+0.0%
1869	0.589	+0.0%
1870	0.587	-0.3%
1871	0.586	-0.2%
1872	0.586	+0.0%
1873	0.593	+1.2%
1874	0.638	+7.6%
1875	0.638	+0.0%
1876	0.611	-4.2%
1877	0.586	-4.1%
1878	0.586	+0.0%
1879	0.644	+9.9%
1880	0.644	+0.0%
1881	0.625	-3.0%
1882	0.636	+1.8%
1883	0.636	+0.0%
1884	0.636	+0.0%
1885	0.645	+1.4%
1886	0.624	-3.3%
1887	0.606	-2.9%
1888	0.642	+5.9%
1889	0.642	+0.0%
1890	0.543	-15.4%
1891	0.446	-17.9%
1892	0.569	+27.6%
1893	0.57	+0.2%
1894	0.619	+8.6%
1895	0.619	+0.0%
1896	0.619	+0.0%
1897	0.65	+5.0%
1898	0.65	+0.0%
1899	0.65	+0.0%
1900	0.632	-2.8%
1901	0.634	+0.3%
1902	0.637	+0.5%
1903	0.643	+0.9%
1904	0.644	+0.2%
1905	0.657	+2.0%
1906	0.639	-2.7%
1907	0.64	+0.2%
1908	0.64	+0.0%
1909	0.657	+2.7%
1910	0.659	+0.3%
1911	0.659	+0.0%
1912	0.661	+0.3%
1913	0.662	+0.2%
1914	0.662	+0.0%
1915	0.662	+0.0%
1916	0.662	+0.0%
1917	0.662	+0.0%
1918	0.657	-0.8%
1919	0.656	-0.2%
1920	0.661	+0.8%
1921	0.665	+0.6%
1922	0.665	+0.0%
1923	0.665	+0.0%
1924	0.657	-1.2%
1925	0.467	-28.9%
1926	0.461	-1.3%
1927	0.481	+4.3%
1928	0.41	-14.8%
1929	0.41	+0.0%
1930	0.41	+0.0%
1931	0.433	+5.6%
1932	0.589	+36.0%
1933	0.707	+20.0%
1934	0.707	+0.0%
1935	0.732	+3.5%
1936	0.732	+0.0%
1937	0.729	-0.4%
1938	0.702	-3.7%
1939	0.725	+3.3%
1940	0.725	+0.0%
1941	0.725	+0.0%
1942	0.725	+0.0%
1943	0.725	+0.0%
1944	0.725	+0.0%
1945	0.728	+0.4%
1946	0.715	-1.8%
1947	0.716	+0.1%
1948	0.686	-4.2%
1949	0.594	-13.4%
1950	0.59	-0.7%
1951	0.59	+0.0%
1952	0.59	+0.0%
1953	0.606	+2.7%
1954	0.606	+0.0%
1955	0.606	+0.0%
1956	0.606	+0.0%
1957	0.611	+0.8%
1958	0.675	+10.5%
1959	0.772	+14.4%
1960	0.772	+0.0%
1961	0.766	-0.8%
1962	0.765	-0.1%
1963	0.765	+0.0%
1964	0.808	+5.6%
1965	0.809	+0.1%
1966	0.809	+0.0%
1967	0.809	+0.0%
1968	0.809	+0.0%
1969	0.81	+0.1%
1970	0.821	+1.4%
1971	0.822	+0.1%
1972	0.822	+0.0%
1973	0.624	-24.1%
1974	0.042	-93.3%
1975	0.042	+0.0%
1976	0.042	+0.0%
1977	0.05	+19.0%
1978	0.043	-14.0%
1979	0.05	+16.3%
1980	0.053	+6.0%
1981	0.053	+0.0%
1982	0.053	+0.0%
1983	0.053	+0.0%
1984	0.056	+5.7%
1985	0.066	+17.9%
1986	0.07	+6.1%
1987	0.082	+17.1%
1988	0.317	+286.6%
1989	0.363	+14.5%
1990	0.913	+151.5%
1991	0.913	+0.0%
1992	0.913	+0.0%
1993	0.914	+0.1%
1994	0.915	+0.1%
1995	0.915	+0.0%
1996	0.915	+0.0%
1997	0.915	+0.0%
1998	0.915	+0.0%
1999	0.915	+0.0%
2000	0.916	+0.1%
2001	0.916	+0.0%
2002	0.915	-0.1%
2003	0.915	+0.0%
2004	0.915	+0.0%
2005	0.915	+0.0%
2006	0.918	+0.3%
2007	0.918	+0.0%
2008	0.918	+0.0%
2009	0.916	-0.2%
2010	0.918	+0.2%
2011	0.917	-0.1%
2012	0.917	+0.0%
2013	0.912	-0.5%
2014	0.913	+0.1%
2015	0.916	+0.3%
2016	0.916	+0.0%
2017	0.916	+0.0%
2018	0.905	-1.2%
2019	0.886	-2.1%
2020	0.871	-1.7%
2021	0.87	-0.1%
2022	0.862	-0.9%
2023	0.865	+0.3%
2024	0.868	+0.3%
2025	0.86	-0.9%

Chile compared with similar countries

Chile's 0.86 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.868, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Chile's 0.86 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.839, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Freedom of Association Index in Chile 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
1810	+288.2%	0.034	0.132
1988	+286.6%	0.082	0.317
1990	+151.5%	0.363	0.913
1974	-93.3%	0.624	0.042
1823	+71.2%	0.163	0.279
1830	-62.7%	0.429	0.16

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	0.1372	0.129	0.156	10
1820s	0.321	0.162	0.429	10
1830s	0.1734	0.157	0.204	10
1840s	0.297	0.269	0.321	10
1850s	0.2763	0.251	0.388	10
1860s	0.5546	0.401	0.594	10
1870s	0.6055	0.586	0.644	10
1880s	0.6336	0.606	0.645	10
1890s	0.5935	0.446	0.65	10
1900s	0.6423	0.632	0.657	10
1910s	0.6602	0.656	0.662	10
1920s	0.5542	0.41	0.665	10
1930s	0.6466	0.41	0.732	10
1940s	0.7064	0.594	0.728	10
1950s	0.6252	0.59	0.772	10
1960s	0.7922	0.765	0.81	10
1970s	0.3358	0.042	0.822	10
1980s	0.1166	0.053	0.363	10
1990s	0.9143	0.913	0.915	10
2000s	0.9162	0.915	0.918	10
2010s	0.9116	0.886	0.918	10
2020s	0.866	0.86	0.871	6

Countries ranked near Chile

48 Finland 0.864 compare
49 Poland 0.862 compare
50 Slovenia 0.861 compare
52 United Kingdom 0.859 compare
53 Sri Lanka 0.853 compare
54 Germany 0.852 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Chile?: Freedom of association index in Chile was 0.86 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2006.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 1789.
How does Chile rank for freedom of association index?: Chile ranks 51st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chile 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.