Freedom of association index in Finland
Finland: Freedom of association index was 0.864 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
0.864
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
48th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.885
in 2013
All-time low
0.248
in 1800
Years of data
237
1789β2025
Freedom of association index in Finland, 1789β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association index in Finland stood at 0.864.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Finland peaked at 0.885 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.248, in 1800.
Finland ranks 48th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.249 | 0.249 | 0.249 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.2506 | 0.249 | 0.251 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.2873 | 0.248 | 0.641 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.641 | 0.641 | 0.641 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.641 | 0.641 | 0.641 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.641 | 0.641 | 0.641 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.641 | 0.641 | 0.641 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.641 | 0.641 | 0.641 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6731 | 0.641 | 0.694 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.693 | 0.689 | 0.695 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6916 | 0.687 | 0.696 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6903 | 0.687 | 0.692 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7205 | 0.692 | 0.782 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7692 | 0.718 | 0.782 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7061 | 0.695 | 0.726 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.639 | 0.614 | 0.645 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7232 | 0.615 | 0.853 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8523 | 0.851 | 0.853 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8332 | 0.824 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8279 | 0.827 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8553 | 0.833 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.87 | 0.862 | 0.875 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8741 | 0.872 | 0.876 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8752 | 0.869 | 0.885 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.854 | 0.814 | 0.868 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 47 Canada 0.865 compare
- 49 Poland, Republic of 0.862 compare
- 50 Slovenia, Republic of 0.861 compare
- 51 Chile 0.86 compare
More social development data for Finland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 102,544 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.947 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.808 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.852 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.946 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.597 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.852 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association index in Finland?
- Freedom of association index in Finland was 0.864 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.885 in 2013.
- What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.248 in 1800.
- How does Finland rank for freedom of association index?
- Finland ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of association index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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