What is freedom of association index in Ethiopia?

Freedom of association index in Ethiopia was 0.342 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.535 in 2019.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.025 in 1936.

How does Ethiopia rank for freedom of association index?

Ethiopia ranks 134th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Ethiopia?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia: Freedom of Association Index was 0.342 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.342

Change on year

down 5.8%

World rank

134th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.535

in 2019

All-time low

0.025

in 1936

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Ethiopia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for freedom of association index in Ethiopia is 0.342, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.535 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.025, in 1936.

Ethiopia ranks 134th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Freedom of Association Index in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Ethiopia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.029	—
1790	0.029	+0.0%
1791	0.029	+0.0%
1792	0.029	+0.0%
1793	0.029	+0.0%
1794	0.029	+0.0%
1795	0.029	+0.0%
1796	0.029	+0.0%
1797	0.029	+0.0%
1798	0.029	+0.0%
1799	0.029	+0.0%
1800	0.029	+0.0%
1801	0.029	+0.0%
1802	0.029	+0.0%
1803	0.029	+0.0%
1804	0.029	+0.0%
1805	0.029	+0.0%
1806	0.029	+0.0%
1807	0.029	+0.0%
1808	0.029	+0.0%
1809	0.029	+0.0%
1810	0.029	+0.0%
1811	0.029	+0.0%
1812	0.029	+0.0%
1813	0.029	+0.0%
1814	0.029	+0.0%
1815	0.029	+0.0%
1816	0.029	+0.0%
1817	0.029	+0.0%
1818	0.029	+0.0%
1819	0.029	+0.0%
1820	0.029	+0.0%
1821	0.029	+0.0%
1822	0.029	+0.0%
1823	0.029	+0.0%
1824	0.029	+0.0%
1825	0.029	+0.0%
1826	0.029	+0.0%
1827	0.029	+0.0%
1828	0.029	+0.0%
1829	0.029	+0.0%
1830	0.029	+0.0%
1831	0.029	+0.0%
1832	0.029	+0.0%
1833	0.029	+0.0%
1834	0.029	+0.0%
1835	0.029	+0.0%
1836	0.029	+0.0%
1837	0.029	+0.0%
1838	0.029	+0.0%
1839	0.029	+0.0%
1840	0.029	+0.0%
1841	0.029	+0.0%
1842	0.029	+0.0%
1843	0.029	+0.0%
1844	0.029	+0.0%
1845	0.029	+0.0%
1846	0.029	+0.0%
1847	0.029	+0.0%
1848	0.029	+0.0%
1849	0.029	+0.0%
1850	0.029	+0.0%
1851	0.029	+0.0%
1852	0.029	+0.0%
1853	0.029	+0.0%
1854	0.029	+0.0%
1855	0.029	+0.0%
1856	0.029	+0.0%
1857	0.029	+0.0%
1858	0.029	+0.0%
1859	0.029	+0.0%
1860	0.029	+0.0%
1861	0.029	+0.0%
1862	0.029	+0.0%
1863	0.029	+0.0%
1864	0.029	+0.0%
1865	0.029	+0.0%
1866	0.029	+0.0%
1867	0.029	+0.0%
1868	0.029	+0.0%
1869	0.029	+0.0%
1870	0.029	+0.0%
1871	0.029	+0.0%
1872	0.029	+0.0%
1873	0.029	+0.0%
1874	0.029	+0.0%
1875	0.029	+0.0%
1876	0.029	+0.0%
1877	0.029	+0.0%
1878	0.029	+0.0%
1879	0.029	+0.0%
1880	0.029	+0.0%
1881	0.029	+0.0%
1882	0.029	+0.0%
1883	0.029	+0.0%
1884	0.029	+0.0%
1885	0.029	+0.0%
1886	0.029	+0.0%
1887	0.029	+0.0%
1888	0.029	+0.0%
1889	0.029	+0.0%
1890	0.029	+0.0%
1891	0.029	+0.0%
1892	0.029	+0.0%
1893	0.029	+0.0%
1894	0.029	+0.0%
1895	0.029	+0.0%
1896	0.029	+0.0%
1897	0.029	+0.0%
1898	0.029	+0.0%
1899	0.029	+0.0%
1900	0.031	+6.9%
1901	0.031	+0.0%
1902	0.031	+0.0%
1903	0.031	+0.0%
1904	0.031	+0.0%
1905	0.031	+0.0%
1906	0.031	+0.0%
1907	0.031	+0.0%
1908	0.031	+0.0%
1909	0.031	+0.0%
1910	0.031	+0.0%
1911	0.031	+0.0%
1912	0.031	+0.0%
1913	0.031	+0.0%
1914	0.031	+0.0%
1915	0.031	+0.0%
1916	0.031	+0.0%
1917	0.031	+0.0%
1918	0.031	+0.0%
1919	0.031	+0.0%
1920	0.031	+0.0%
1921	0.031	+0.0%
1922	0.031	+0.0%
1923	0.031	+0.0%
1924	0.031	+0.0%
1925	0.031	+0.0%
1926	0.031	+0.0%
1927	0.031	+0.0%
1928	0.031	+0.0%
1929	0.031	+0.0%
1930	0.031	+0.0%
1931	0.031	+0.0%
1932	0.031	+0.0%
1933	0.031	+0.0%
1934	0.031	+0.0%
1935	0.031	+0.0%
1936	0.025	-19.4%
1937	0.025	+0.0%
1938	0.025	+0.0%
1939	0.025	+0.0%
1940	0.028	+12.0%
1941	0.032	+14.3%
1942	0.032	+0.0%
1943	0.032	+0.0%
1944	0.032	+0.0%
1945	0.035	+9.4%
1946	0.035	+0.0%
1947	0.035	+0.0%
1948	0.035	+0.0%
1949	0.035	+0.0%
1950	0.035	+0.0%
1951	0.035	+0.0%
1952	0.035	+0.0%
1953	0.035	+0.0%
1954	0.035	+0.0%
1955	0.034	-2.9%
1956	0.034	+0.0%
1957	0.034	+0.0%
1958	0.035	+2.9%
1959	0.035	+0.0%
1960	0.035	+0.0%
1961	0.034	-2.9%
1962	0.034	+0.0%
1963	0.034	+0.0%
1964	0.034	+0.0%
1965	0.035	+2.9%
1966	0.035	+0.0%
1967	0.035	+0.0%
1968	0.035	+0.0%
1969	0.036	+2.9%
1970	0.036	+0.0%
1971	0.036	+0.0%
1972	0.04	+11.1%
1973	0.039	-2.5%
1974	0.031	-20.5%
1975	0.032	+3.2%
1976	0.027	-15.6%
1977	0.027	+0.0%
1978	0.027	+0.0%
1979	0.027	+0.0%
1980	0.028	+3.7%
1981	0.028	+0.0%
1982	0.028	+0.0%
1983	0.028	+0.0%
1984	0.028	+0.0%
1985	0.028	+0.0%
1986	0.028	+0.0%
1987	0.026	-7.1%
1988	0.026	+0.0%
1989	0.026	+0.0%
1990	0.032	+23.1%
1991	0.145	+353.1%
1992	0.263	+81.4%
1993	0.263	+0.0%
1994	0.274	+4.2%
1995	0.327	+19.3%
1996	0.324	-0.9%
1997	0.324	+0.0%
1998	0.324	+0.0%
1999	0.324	+0.0%
2000	0.333	+2.8%
2001	0.339	+1.8%
2002	0.35	+3.2%
2003	0.35	+0.0%
2004	0.35	+0.0%
2005	0.39	+11.4%
2006	0.344	-11.8%
2007	0.355	+3.2%
2008	0.355	+0.0%
2009	0.347	-2.3%
2010	0.316	-8.9%
2011	0.308	-2.5%
2012	0.311	+1.0%
2013	0.305	-1.9%
2014	0.305	+0.0%
2015	0.312	+2.3%
2016	0.304	-2.6%
2017	0.288	-5.3%
2018	0.419	+45.5%
2019	0.535	+27.7%
2020	0.524	-2.1%
2021	0.432	-17.6%
2022	0.465	+7.6%
2023	0.402	-13.5%
2024	0.363	-9.7%
2025	0.342	-5.8%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

Ethiopia's 0.342 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.379, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Ethiopia's 0.342 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5515, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.029	0.029	0.029	1
1790s	0.029	0.029	0.029	10
1800s	0.029	0.029	0.029	10
1810s	0.029	0.029	0.029	10
1820s	0.029	0.029	0.029	10
1830s	0.029	0.029	0.029	10
1840s	0.029	0.029	0.029	10
1850s	0.029	0.029	0.029	10
1860s	0.029	0.029	0.029	10
1870s	0.029	0.029	0.029	10
1880s	0.029	0.029	0.029	10
1890s	0.029	0.029	0.029	10
1900s	0.031	0.031	0.031	10
1910s	0.031	0.031	0.031	10
1920s	0.031	0.031	0.031	10
1930s	0.0286	0.025	0.031	10
1940s	0.0331	0.028	0.035	10
1950s	0.0347	0.034	0.035	10
1960s	0.0347	0.034	0.036	10
1970s	0.0322	0.027	0.04	10
1980s	0.0274	0.026	0.028	10
1990s	0.26	0.032	0.327	10
2000s	0.3513	0.333	0.39	10
2010s	0.3403	0.288	0.535	10
2020s	0.4213	0.342	0.524	6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

131 Chad 0.399 compare
132 Djibouti 0.392 compare
133 Uganda 0.379 compare
135 Kyrgyzstan 0.338 compare
136 Cameroon 0.336 compare
137 Mali 0.315 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Ethiopia

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0075 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 Ethiopia?: Freedom of association index in Ethiopia was 0.342 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 0.535 in 2019.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.025 in 1936.
How does Ethiopia rank for freedom of association index?: Ethiopia ranks 134th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.