What is freedom of association index in Colombia?

Freedom of association index in Colombia was 0.89 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.917 in 2013.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.284 in 1816.

How does Colombia rank for freedom of association index?

Colombia ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Colombia?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Colombia 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 Colombia

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

Colombia: Freedom of Association Index was 0.89 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.89

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

18th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.917

in 2013

All-time low

0.284

in 1816

Years of data

216

1810–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Colombia, 1810–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, freedom of association index in Colombia stood at 0.89.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Colombia peaked at 0.917 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.284, in 1816.

That places Colombia 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 216 years of available data.

Freedom of Association Index in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Colombia, 1810 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1810	0.471	—
1811	0.471	+0.0%
1812	0.471	+0.0%
1813	0.471	+0.0%
1814	0.471	+0.0%
1815	0.354	-24.8%
1816	0.284	-19.8%
1817	0.284	+0.0%
1818	0.284	+0.0%
1819	0.284	+0.0%
1820	0.433	+52.5%
1821	0.473	+9.2%
1822	0.493	+4.2%
1823	0.493	+0.0%
1824	0.493	+0.0%
1825	0.493	+0.0%
1826	0.493	+0.0%
1827	0.493	+0.0%
1828	0.493	+0.0%
1829	0.433	-12.2%
1830	0.433	+0.0%
1831	0.433	+0.0%
1832	0.509	+17.6%
1833	0.508	-0.2%
1834	0.508	+0.0%
1835	0.508	+0.0%
1836	0.57	+12.2%
1837	0.57	+0.0%
1838	0.57	+0.0%
1839	0.57	+0.0%
1840	0.497	-12.8%
1841	0.497	+0.0%
1842	0.497	+0.0%
1843	0.551	+10.9%
1844	0.551	+0.0%
1845	0.551	+0.0%
1846	0.551	+0.0%
1847	0.551	+0.0%
1848	0.557	+1.1%
1849	0.59	+5.9%
1850	0.59	+0.0%
1851	0.59	+0.0%
1852	0.59	+0.0%
1853	0.596	+1.0%
1854	0.596	+0.0%
1855	0.601	+0.8%
1856	0.601	+0.0%
1857	0.604	+0.5%
1858	0.604	+0.0%
1859	0.58	-4.0%
1860	0.564	-2.8%
1861	0.564	+0.0%
1862	0.564	+0.0%
1863	0.563	-0.2%
1864	0.534	-5.2%
1865	0.534	+0.0%
1866	0.533	-0.2%
1867	0.534	+0.2%
1868	0.535	+0.2%
1869	0.535	+0.0%
1870	0.535	+0.0%
1871	0.535	+0.0%
1872	0.536	+0.2%
1873	0.536	+0.0%
1874	0.536	+0.0%
1875	0.536	+0.0%
1876	0.536	+0.0%
1877	0.536	+0.0%
1878	0.534	-0.4%
1879	0.534	+0.0%
1880	0.537	+0.6%
1881	0.537	+0.0%
1882	0.533	-0.7%
1883	0.533	+0.0%
1884	0.543	+1.9%
1885	0.543	+0.0%
1886	0.482	-11.2%
1887	0.482	+0.0%
1888	0.482	+0.0%
1889	0.482	+0.0%
1890	0.482	+0.0%
1891	0.482	+0.0%
1892	0.48	-0.4%
1893	0.48	+0.0%
1894	0.48	+0.0%
1895	0.48	+0.0%
1896	0.485	+1.0%
1897	0.487	+0.4%
1898	0.485	-0.4%
1899	0.485	+0.0%
1900	0.485	+0.0%
1901	0.485	+0.0%
1902	0.485	+0.0%
1903	0.485	+0.0%
1904	0.517	+6.6%
1905	0.491	-5.0%
1906	0.491	+0.0%
1907	0.491	+0.0%
1908	0.491	+0.0%
1909	0.491	+0.0%
1910	0.54	+10.0%
1911	0.582	+7.8%
1912	0.582	+0.0%
1913	0.582	+0.0%
1914	0.576	-1.0%
1915	0.575	-0.2%
1916	0.575	+0.0%
1917	0.575	+0.0%
1918	0.571	-0.7%
1919	0.57	-0.2%
1920	0.57	+0.0%
1921	0.57	+0.0%
1922	0.567	-0.5%
1923	0.532	-6.2%
1924	0.498	-6.4%
1925	0.498	+0.0%
1926	0.499	+0.2%
1927	0.499	+0.0%
1928	0.499	+0.0%
1929	0.499	+0.0%
1930	0.54	+8.2%
1931	0.552	+2.2%
1932	0.553	+0.2%
1933	0.537	-2.9%
1934	0.548	+2.0%
1935	0.538	-1.8%
1936	0.529	-1.7%
1937	0.545	+3.0%
1938	0.548	+0.6%
1939	0.548	+0.0%
1940	0.548	+0.0%
1941	0.547	-0.2%
1942	0.54	-1.3%
1943	0.537	-0.6%
1944	0.537	+0.0%
1945	0.523	-2.6%
1946	0.531	+1.5%
1947	0.494	-7.0%
1948	0.428	-13.4%
1949	0.425	-0.7%
1950	0.387	-8.9%
1951	0.393	+1.6%
1952	0.407	+3.6%
1953	0.34	-16.5%
1954	0.29	-14.7%
1955	0.29	+0.0%
1956	0.29	+0.0%
1957	0.302	+4.1%
1958	0.318	+5.3%
1959	0.36	+13.2%
1960	0.36	+0.0%
1961	0.36	+0.0%
1962	0.359	-0.3%
1963	0.358	-0.3%
1964	0.364	+1.7%
1965	0.365	+0.3%
1966	0.357	-2.2%
1967	0.355	-0.6%
1968	0.36	+1.4%
1969	0.361	+0.3%
1970	0.384	+6.4%
1971	0.463	+20.6%
1972	0.463	+0.0%
1973	0.463	+0.0%
1974	0.538	+16.2%
1975	0.609	+13.2%
1976	0.609	+0.0%
1977	0.621	+2.0%
1978	0.565	-9.0%
1979	0.571	+1.1%
1980	0.571	+0.0%
1981	0.571	+0.0%
1982	0.587	+2.8%
1983	0.621	+5.8%
1984	0.587	-5.5%
1985	0.587	+0.0%
1986	0.593	+1.0%
1987	0.593	+0.0%
1988	0.593	+0.0%
1989	0.593	+0.0%
1990	0.673	+13.5%
1991	0.715	+6.2%
1992	0.817	+14.3%
1993	0.817	+0.0%
1994	0.801	-2.0%
1995	0.792	-1.1%
1996	0.792	+0.0%
1997	0.792	+0.0%
1998	0.782	-1.3%
1999	0.772	-1.3%
2000	0.772	+0.0%
2001	0.761	-1.4%
2002	0.811	+6.6%
2003	0.844	+4.1%
2004	0.844	+0.0%
2005	0.844	+0.0%
2006	0.839	-0.6%
2007	0.845	+0.7%
2008	0.858	+1.5%
2009	0.858	+0.0%
2010	0.867	+1.0%
2011	0.886	+2.2%
2012	0.891	+0.6%
2013	0.917	+2.9%
2014	0.916	-0.1%
2015	0.916	+0.0%
2016	0.914	-0.2%
2017	0.907	-0.8%
2018	0.883	-2.6%
2019	0.876	-0.8%
2020	0.859	-1.9%
2021	0.844	-1.7%
2022	0.891	+5.6%
2023	0.9	+1.0%
2024	0.898	-0.2%
2025	0.89	-0.9%

Colombia compared with similar countries

Colombia's 0.89 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7185, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Colombia's 0.89 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.839, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Freedom of Association Index in Colombia 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
1820	+52.5%	0.284	0.433

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1810s	0.3845	0.284	0.471	10
1820s	0.479	0.433	0.493	10
1830s	0.5179	0.433	0.57	10
1840s	0.5393	0.497	0.59	10
1850s	0.5952	0.58	0.604	10
1860s	0.546	0.533	0.564	10
1870s	0.5354	0.534	0.536	10
1880s	0.5154	0.482	0.543	10
1890s	0.4826	0.48	0.487	10
1900s	0.4912	0.485	0.517	10
1910s	0.5728	0.54	0.582	10
1920s	0.5231	0.498	0.57	10
1930s	0.5438	0.529	0.553	10
1940s	0.511	0.425	0.548	10
1950s	0.3377	0.29	0.407	10
1960s	0.3599	0.355	0.365	10
1970s	0.5286	0.384	0.621	10
1980s	0.5896	0.571	0.621	10
1990s	0.7753	0.673	0.817	10
2000s	0.8276	0.761	0.858	10
2010s	0.8973	0.867	0.917	10
2020s	0.8803	0.844	0.9	6

Countries ranked near Colombia

15 Luxembourg 0.895 compare
16 Cyprus 0.894 compare
17 Taiwan 0.892 compare
19 France 0.889 compare
20 Ghana 0.888 compare
20 Latvia 0.888 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Colombia?: Freedom of association index in Colombia was 0.89 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 0.917 in 2013.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.284 in 1816.
How does Colombia rank for freedom of association index?: Colombia ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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.