What is freedom of association index in Guatemala?

Freedom of association index in Guatemala was 0.834 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.856 in 2019.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.056 in 1935.

How does Guatemala rank for freedom of association index?

Guatemala ranks 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Guatemala?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Guatemala 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 Guatemala

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

Guatemala: Freedom of Association Index was 0.834 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.834

Change on year

up 4.6%

World rank

63rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.856

in 2019

All-time low

0.056

in 1935

Years of data

236

1789–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Guatemala, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for freedom of association index in Guatemala is 0.834, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Guatemala peaked at 0.856 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.056, in 1935.

That places Guatemala 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Guatemala, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.075	—
1790	0.075	+0.0%
1791	0.075	+0.0%
1792	0.075	+0.0%
1793	0.075	+0.0%
1794	0.075	+0.0%
1795	0.075	+0.0%
1796	0.075	+0.0%
1797	0.075	+0.0%
1798	0.075	+0.0%
1799	0.075	+0.0%
1800	0.075	+0.0%
1801	0.075	+0.0%
1802	0.075	+0.0%
1803	0.075	+0.0%
1804	0.075	+0.0%
1805	0.075	+0.0%
1806	0.075	+0.0%
1807	0.075	+0.0%
1808	0.075	+0.0%
1809	0.075	+0.0%
1810	0.075	+0.0%
1811	0.065	-13.3%
1812	0.065	+0.0%
1813	0.065	+0.0%
1814	0.065	+0.0%
1815	0.065	+0.0%
1816	0.065	+0.0%
1817	0.065	+0.0%
1818	0.065	+0.0%
1819	0.065	+0.0%
1820	0.065	+0.0%
1821	0.065	+0.0%
1823	0.184	+183.1%
1824	0.184	+0.0%
1825	0.184	+0.0%
1826	0.184	+0.0%
1827	0.184	+0.0%
1828	0.184	+0.0%
1829	0.184	+0.0%
1830	0.184	+0.0%
1831	0.184	+0.0%
1832	0.184	+0.0%
1833	0.184	+0.0%
1834	0.184	+0.0%
1835	0.184	+0.0%
1836	0.184	+0.0%
1837	0.184	+0.0%
1838	0.184	+0.0%
1839	0.166	-9.8%
1840	0.166	+0.0%
1841	0.166	+0.0%
1842	0.166	+0.0%
1843	0.166	+0.0%
1844	0.105	-36.7%
1845	0.105	+0.0%
1846	0.105	+0.0%
1847	0.105	+0.0%
1848	0.105	+0.0%
1849	0.105	+0.0%
1850	0.105	+0.0%
1851	0.105	+0.0%
1852	0.107	+1.9%
1853	0.109	+1.9%
1854	0.109	+0.0%
1855	0.109	+0.0%
1856	0.109	+0.0%
1857	0.109	+0.0%
1858	0.109	+0.0%
1859	0.109	+0.0%
1860	0.109	+0.0%
1861	0.109	+0.0%
1862	0.109	+0.0%
1863	0.109	+0.0%
1864	0.109	+0.0%
1865	0.109	+0.0%
1866	0.109	+0.0%
1867	0.109	+0.0%
1868	0.109	+0.0%
1869	0.109	+0.0%
1870	0.097	-11.0%
1871	0.076	-21.6%
1872	0.075	-1.3%
1873	0.074	-1.3%
1874	0.074	+0.0%
1875	0.074	+0.0%
1876	0.074	+0.0%
1877	0.075	+1.4%
1878	0.075	+0.0%
1879	0.072	-4.0%
1880	0.074	+2.8%
1881	0.075	+1.4%
1882	0.075	+0.0%
1883	0.075	+0.0%
1884	0.075	+0.0%
1885	0.075	+0.0%
1886	0.133	+77.3%
1887	0.133	+0.0%
1888	0.133	+0.0%
1889	0.11	-17.3%
1890	0.11	+0.0%
1891	0.142	+29.1%
1892	0.142	+0.0%
1893	0.142	+0.0%
1894	0.142	+0.0%
1895	0.142	+0.0%
1896	0.142	+0.0%
1897	0.138	-2.8%
1898	0.127	-8.0%
1899	0.075	-40.9%
1900	0.075	+0.0%
1901	0.075	+0.0%
1902	0.075	+0.0%
1903	0.075	+0.0%
1904	0.066	-12.0%
1905	0.064	-3.0%
1906	0.064	+0.0%
1907	0.069	+7.8%
1908	0.069	+0.0%
1909	0.069	+0.0%
1910	0.071	+2.9%
1911	0.07	-1.4%
1912	0.07	+0.0%
1913	0.07	+0.0%
1914	0.07	+0.0%
1915	0.07	+0.0%
1916	0.07	+0.0%
1917	0.07	+0.0%
1918	0.07	+0.0%
1919	0.07	+0.0%
1920	0.133	+90.0%
1921	0.217	+63.2%
1922	0.25	+15.2%
1923	0.258	+3.2%
1924	0.228	-11.6%
1925	0.228	+0.0%
1926	0.231	+1.3%
1927	0.23	-0.4%
1928	0.23	+0.0%
1929	0.23	+0.0%
1930	0.212	-7.8%
1931	0.074	-65.1%
1932	0.057	-23.0%
1933	0.057	+0.0%
1934	0.057	+0.0%
1935	0.056	-1.8%
1936	0.056	+0.0%
1937	0.056	+0.0%
1938	0.056	+0.0%
1939	0.056	+0.0%
1940	0.074	+32.1%
1941	0.074	+0.0%
1942	0.074	+0.0%
1943	0.074	+0.0%
1944	0.145	+95.9%
1945	0.681	+369.7%
1946	0.7	+2.8%
1947	0.725	+3.6%
1948	0.723	-0.3%
1949	0.693	-4.1%
1950	0.694	+0.1%
1951	0.703	+1.3%
1952	0.691	-1.7%
1953	0.689	-0.3%
1954	0.599	-13.1%
1955	0.218	-63.6%
1956	0.186	-14.7%
1957	0.223	+19.9%
1958	0.231	+3.6%
1959	0.233	+0.9%
1960	0.237	+1.7%
1961	0.233	-1.7%
1962	0.235	+0.9%
1963	0.235	+0.0%
1964	0.235	+0.0%
1965	0.245	+4.3%
1966	0.256	+4.5%
1967	0.266	+3.9%
1968	0.266	+0.0%
1969	0.266	+0.0%
1970	0.233	-12.4%
1971	0.207	-11.2%
1972	0.207	+0.0%
1973	0.214	+3.4%
1974	0.23	+7.5%
1975	0.233	+1.3%
1976	0.222	-4.7%
1977	0.223	+0.5%
1978	0.195	-12.6%
1979	0.183	-6.2%
1980	0.183	+0.0%
1981	0.183	+0.0%
1982	0.168	-8.2%
1983	0.175	+4.2%
1984	0.294	+68.0%
1985	0.385	+31.0%
1986	0.564	+46.5%
1987	0.586	+3.9%
1988	0.586	+0.0%
1989	0.586	+0.0%
1990	0.586	+0.0%
1991	0.595	+1.5%
1992	0.596	+0.2%
1993	0.596	+0.0%
1994	0.602	+1.0%
1995	0.652	+8.3%
1996	0.722	+10.7%
1997	0.777	+7.6%
1998	0.777	+0.0%
1999	0.777	+0.0%
2000	0.812	+4.5%
2001	0.812	+0.0%
2002	0.812	+0.0%
2003	0.812	+0.0%
2004	0.813	+0.1%
2005	0.813	+0.0%
2006	0.813	+0.0%
2007	0.815	+0.2%
2008	0.819	+0.5%
2009	0.819	+0.0%
2010	0.819	+0.0%
2011	0.819	+0.0%
2012	0.818	-0.1%
2013	0.805	-1.6%
2014	0.805	+0.0%
2015	0.813	+1.0%
2016	0.83	+2.1%
2017	0.822	-1.0%
2018	0.832	+1.2%
2019	0.856	+2.9%
2020	0.83	-3.0%
2021	0.804	-3.1%
2022	0.737	-8.3%
2023	0.685	-7.1%
2024	0.797	+16.4%
2025	0.834	+4.6%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

Guatemala's 0.834 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7185, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Guatemala's 0.834 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.839, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.075	0.075	0.075	1
1790s	0.075	0.075	0.075	10
1800s	0.075	0.075	0.075	10
1810s	0.066	0.065	0.075	10
1820s	0.1576	0.065	0.184	9
1830s	0.1822	0.166	0.184	10
1840s	0.1294	0.105	0.166	10
1850s	0.108	0.105	0.109	10
1860s	0.109	0.109	0.109	10
1870s	0.0766	0.072	0.097	10
1880s	0.0958	0.074	0.133	10
1890s	0.1302	0.075	0.142	10
1900s	0.0701	0.064	0.075	10
1910s	0.0701	0.07	0.071	10
1920s	0.2235	0.133	0.258	10
1930s	0.0737	0.056	0.212	10
1940s	0.3963	0.074	0.725	10
1950s	0.4467	0.186	0.703	10
1960s	0.2474	0.233	0.266	10
1970s	0.2147	0.183	0.233	10
1980s	0.371	0.168	0.586	10
1990s	0.668	0.586	0.777	10
2000s	0.814	0.812	0.819	10
2010s	0.8219	0.805	0.856	10
2020s	0.7812	0.685	0.834	6

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More social development data for Guatemala

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,586 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
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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 Guatemala?: Freedom of association index in Guatemala was 0.834 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 0.856 in 2019.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 0.056 in 1935.
How does Guatemala rank for freedom of association index?: Guatemala ranks 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guatemala 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.