Freedom of association index in India
India: Freedom of association index was 0.586 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.586
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
109th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.819
in 1993
All-time low
0.254
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Freedom of association index in India, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 0.586 for freedom of association index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association index in India peaked at 0.819 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.254, in 1789.
India ranks 109th 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 | 0.254 | 0.254 | 0.254 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.254 | 0.254 | 0.254 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.254 | 0.254 | 0.254 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.254 | 0.254 | 0.254 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.254 | 0.254 | 0.254 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2622 | 0.254 | 0.295 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.295 | 0.295 | 0.295 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.2918 | 0.279 | 0.295 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.279 | 0.279 | 0.279 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2898 | 0.279 | 0.306 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.306 | 0.306 | 0.306 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.306 | 0.306 | 0.306 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3051 | 0.293 | 0.307 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.307 | 0.307 | 0.307 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3347 | 0.314 | 0.346 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4183 | 0.325 | 0.508 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5488 | 0.508 | 0.673 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7325 | 0.673 | 0.777 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7536 | 0.725 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7105 | 0.535 | 0.796 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7914 | 0.779 | 0.805 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8105 | 0.796 | 0.819 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7861 | 0.773 | 0.801 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7524 | 0.668 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6137 | 0.57 | 0.657 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 42,610 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.534 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.26 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.377 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.458 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.246 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.377 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association index in India?
- Freedom of association index in India was 0.586 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.819 in 1993.
- What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.254 in 1789.
- How does India rank for freedom of association index?
- India ranks 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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