What is freedom of association index in Fiji?

Freedom of association index in Fiji was 0.721 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.721 in 2023.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.307 in 2009.

How does Fiji rank for freedom of association index?

Fiji ranks 89th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Fiji?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Fiji 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 Fiji

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

Fiji: Freedom of Association Index was 0.721 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.721

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

89th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.721

in 2023

All-time low

0.307

in 2009

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Fiji, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Fiji recorded 0.721 for freedom of association index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Fiji peaked at 0.721 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.307, in 2009.

Fiji ranks 89th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Freedom of Association Index in Fiji, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Fiji, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.513	—
1901	0.513	+0.0%
1902	0.513	+0.0%
1903	0.513	+0.0%
1904	0.513	+0.0%
1905	0.527	+2.7%
1906	0.527	+0.0%
1907	0.527	+0.0%
1908	0.526	-0.2%
1909	0.526	+0.0%
1910	0.526	+0.0%
1911	0.522	-0.8%
1912	0.522	+0.0%
1913	0.522	+0.0%
1914	0.527	+1.0%
1915	0.527	+0.0%
1916	0.527	+0.0%
1917	0.527	+0.0%
1918	0.527	+0.0%
1919	0.527	+0.0%
1920	0.528	+0.2%
1921	0.528	+0.0%
1922	0.528	+0.0%
1923	0.527	-0.2%
1924	0.527	+0.0%
1925	0.527	+0.0%
1926	0.529	+0.4%
1927	0.529	+0.0%
1928	0.529	+0.0%
1929	0.527	-0.4%
1930	0.527	+0.0%
1931	0.527	+0.0%
1932	0.532	+0.9%
1933	0.532	+0.0%
1934	0.532	+0.0%
1935	0.523	-1.7%
1936	0.523	+0.0%
1937	0.523	+0.0%
1938	0.523	+0.0%
1939	0.523	+0.0%
1940	0.531	+1.5%
1941	0.531	+0.0%
1942	0.531	+0.0%
1943	0.531	+0.0%
1944	0.528	-0.6%
1945	0.528	+0.0%
1946	0.528	+0.0%
1947	0.523	-0.9%
1948	0.523	+0.0%
1949	0.523	+0.0%
1950	0.523	+0.0%
1951	0.523	+0.0%
1952	0.523	+0.0%
1953	0.525	+0.4%
1954	0.525	+0.0%
1955	0.525	+0.0%
1956	0.52	-1.0%
1957	0.52	+0.0%
1958	0.52	+0.0%
1959	0.524	+0.8%
1960	0.524	+0.0%
1961	0.524	+0.0%
1962	0.524	+0.0%
1963	0.527	+0.6%
1964	0.528	+0.2%
1965	0.528	+0.0%
1966	0.562	+6.4%
1967	0.629	+11.9%
1968	0.629	+0.0%
1969	0.629	+0.0%
1970	0.65	+3.3%
1971	0.663	+2.0%
1972	0.661	-0.3%
1973	0.66	-0.2%
1974	0.66	+0.0%
1975	0.66	+0.0%
1976	0.66	+0.0%
1977	0.663	+0.5%
1978	0.664	+0.2%
1979	0.664	+0.0%
1980	0.664	+0.0%
1981	0.664	+0.0%
1982	0.66	-0.6%
1983	0.657	-0.5%
1984	0.657	+0.0%
1985	0.657	+0.0%
1986	0.657	+0.0%
1987	0.661	+0.6%
1988	0.662	+0.2%
1989	0.662	+0.0%
1990	0.662	+0.0%
1991	0.662	+0.0%
1992	0.663	+0.2%
1993	0.663	+0.0%
1994	0.664	+0.2%
1995	0.664	+0.0%
1996	0.664	+0.0%
1997	0.664	+0.0%
1998	0.664	+0.0%
1999	0.66	-0.6%
2000	0.659	-0.2%
2001	0.66	+0.2%
2002	0.663	+0.5%
2003	0.663	+0.0%
2004	0.663	+0.0%
2005	0.663	+0.0%
2006	0.573	-13.6%
2007	0.35	-38.9%
2008	0.323	-7.7%
2009	0.307	-5.0%
2010	0.334	+8.8%
2011	0.334	+0.0%
2012	0.349	+4.5%
2013	0.365	+4.6%
2014	0.559	+53.2%
2015	0.648	+15.9%
2016	0.677	+4.5%
2017	0.687	+1.5%
2018	0.663	-3.5%
2019	0.67	+1.1%
2020	0.688	+2.7%
2021	0.677	-1.6%
2022	0.631	-6.8%
2023	0.721	+14.3%
2024	0.721	+0.0%
2025	0.721	+0.0%

Fiji compared with similar countries

Fiji's 0.721 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7185, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Fiji's 0.721 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.708, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.5198	0.513	0.527	10
1910s	0.5254	0.522	0.527	10
1920s	0.5279	0.527	0.529	10
1930s	0.5265	0.523	0.532	10
1940s	0.5277	0.523	0.531	10
1950s	0.5228	0.52	0.525	10
1960s	0.5604	0.524	0.629	10
1970s	0.6605	0.65	0.664	10
1980s	0.6601	0.657	0.664	10
1990s	0.663	0.66	0.664	10
2000s	0.5524	0.307	0.663	10
2010s	0.5286	0.334	0.687	10
2020s	0.6932	0.631	0.721	6

Countries ranked near Fiji

86 Malawi 0.767 compare
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88 Zambia 0.746 compare
90 Ecuador 0.719 compare
91 Mongolia 0.718 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Fiji?: Freedom of association index in Fiji was 0.721 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Fiji?: The highest recorded value was 0.721 in 2023.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Fiji?: The lowest recorded value was 0.307 in 2009.
How does Fiji rank for freedom of association index?: Fiji ranks 89th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Fiji?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Fiji 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.