What is freedom of association index in Italy?

Freedom of association index in Italy was 0.875 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.925 in 2009.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 1815.

How does Italy rank for freedom of association index?

Italy ranks 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Italy 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 Italy

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

Italy: Freedom of Association Index was 0.875 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.875

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

34th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.925

in 2009

All-time low

0.034

in 1815

Years of data

211

1815–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Italy, 1815–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, freedom of association index in Italy stood at 0.875.

The figure is down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Italy peaked at 0.925 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.034, in 1815.

That places Italy 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Freedom of Association Index in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Italy, 1815 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1815	0.034	—
1816	0.034	+0.0%
1817	0.034	+0.0%
1818	0.034	+0.0%
1819	0.034	+0.0%
1820	0.034	+0.0%
1821	0.034	+0.0%
1822	0.034	+0.0%
1823	0.034	+0.0%
1824	0.034	+0.0%
1825	0.034	+0.0%
1826	0.034	+0.0%
1827	0.034	+0.0%
1828	0.034	+0.0%
1829	0.034	+0.0%
1830	0.034	+0.0%
1831	0.034	+0.0%
1832	0.034	+0.0%
1833	0.034	+0.0%
1834	0.034	+0.0%
1835	0.034	+0.0%
1836	0.034	+0.0%
1837	0.034	+0.0%
1838	0.034	+0.0%
1839	0.034	+0.0%
1840	0.034	+0.0%
1841	0.034	+0.0%
1842	0.034	+0.0%
1843	0.034	+0.0%
1844	0.034	+0.0%
1845	0.034	+0.0%
1846	0.034	+0.0%
1847	0.034	+0.0%
1848	0.451	+1226.5%
1849	0.563	+24.8%
1850	0.563	+0.0%
1851	0.563	+0.0%
1852	0.563	+0.0%
1853	0.563	+0.0%
1854	0.568	+0.9%
1855	0.568	+0.0%
1856	0.568	+0.0%
1857	0.567	-0.2%
1858	0.564	-0.5%
1859	0.564	+0.0%
1860	0.568	+0.7%
1861	0.57	+0.4%
1862	0.489	-14.2%
1863	0.489	+0.0%
1864	0.489	+0.0%
1865	0.486	-0.6%
1866	0.476	-2.1%
1867	0.489	+2.7%
1868	0.492	+0.6%
1869	0.492	+0.0%
1870	0.492	+0.0%
1871	0.495	+0.6%
1872	0.495	+0.0%
1873	0.495	+0.0%
1874	0.495	+0.0%
1875	0.495	+0.0%
1876	0.496	+0.2%
1877	0.5	+0.8%
1878	0.5	+0.0%
1879	0.5	+0.0%
1880	0.498	-0.4%
1881	0.497	-0.2%
1882	0.496	-0.2%
1883	0.491	-1.0%
1884	0.491	+0.0%
1885	0.491	+0.0%
1886	0.492	+0.2%
1887	0.493	+0.2%
1888	0.454	-7.9%
1889	0.454	+0.0%
1890	0.52	+14.5%
1891	0.517	-0.6%
1892	0.536	+3.7%
1893	0.535	-0.2%
1894	0.571	+6.7%
1895	0.566	-0.9%
1896	0.563	-0.5%
1897	0.566	+0.5%
1898	0.515	-9.0%
1899	0.515	+0.0%
1900	0.6	+16.5%
1901	0.607	+1.2%
1902	0.607	+0.0%
1903	0.607	+0.0%
1904	0.61	+0.5%
1905	0.625	+2.5%
1906	0.624	-0.2%
1907	0.624	+0.0%
1908	0.624	+0.0%
1909	0.61	-2.2%
1910	0.607	-0.5%
1911	0.615	+1.3%
1912	0.615	+0.0%
1913	0.621	+1.0%
1914	0.621	+0.0%
1915	0.609	-1.9%
1916	0.591	-3.0%
1917	0.591	+0.0%
1918	0.591	+0.0%
1919	0.626	+5.9%
1920	0.642	+2.6%
1921	0.619	-3.6%
1922	0.5	-19.2%
1923	0.466	-6.8%
1924	0.328	-29.6%
1925	0.202	-38.4%
1926	0.061	-69.8%
1927	0.061	+0.0%
1928	0.061	+0.0%
1929	0.054	-11.5%
1930	0.052	-3.7%
1931	0.052	+0.0%
1932	0.052	+0.0%
1933	0.052	+0.0%
1934	0.051	-1.9%
1935	0.051	+0.0%
1936	0.051	+0.0%
1937	0.054	+5.9%
1938	0.054	+0.0%
1939	0.054	+0.0%
1940	0.054	+0.0%
1941	0.054	+0.0%
1942	0.054	+0.0%
1943	0.08	+48.1%
1944	0.368	+360.0%
1945	0.368	+0.0%
1946	0.644	+75.0%
1947	0.736	+14.3%
1948	0.825	+12.1%
1949	0.825	+0.0%
1950	0.825	+0.0%
1951	0.825	+0.0%
1952	0.825	+0.0%
1953	0.826	+0.1%
1954	0.827	+0.1%
1955	0.827	+0.0%
1956	0.827	+0.0%
1957	0.827	+0.0%
1958	0.825	-0.2%
1959	0.823	-0.2%
1960	0.863	+4.9%
1961	0.862	-0.1%
1962	0.862	+0.0%
1963	0.862	+0.0%
1964	0.863	+0.1%
1965	0.863	+0.0%
1966	0.863	+0.0%
1967	0.863	+0.0%
1968	0.867	+0.5%
1969	0.867	+0.0%
1970	0.86	-0.8%
1971	0.86	+0.0%
1972	0.859	-0.1%
1973	0.859	+0.0%
1974	0.859	+0.0%
1975	0.859	+0.0%
1976	0.857	-0.2%
1977	0.855	-0.2%
1978	0.855	+0.0%
1979	0.854	-0.1%
1980	0.881	+3.2%
1981	0.881	+0.0%
1982	0.881	+0.0%
1983	0.883	+0.2%
1984	0.905	+2.5%
1985	0.905	+0.0%
1986	0.905	+0.0%
1987	0.905	+0.0%
1988	0.905	+0.0%
1989	0.905	+0.0%
1990	0.905	+0.0%
1991	0.905	+0.0%
1992	0.897	-0.9%
1993	0.897	+0.0%
1994	0.905	+0.9%
1995	0.904	-0.1%
1996	0.904	+0.0%
1997	0.904	+0.0%
1998	0.904	+0.0%
1999	0.904	+0.0%
2000	0.899	-0.6%
2001	0.892	-0.8%
2002	0.908	+1.8%
2003	0.908	+0.0%
2004	0.908	+0.0%
2005	0.921	+1.4%
2006	0.923	+0.2%
2007	0.924	+0.1%
2008	0.921	-0.3%
2009	0.925	+0.4%
2010	0.925	+0.0%
2011	0.925	+0.0%
2012	0.925	+0.0%
2013	0.911	-1.5%
2014	0.911	+0.0%
2015	0.911	+0.0%
2016	0.922	+1.2%
2017	0.92	-0.2%
2018	0.905	-1.6%
2019	0.904	-0.1%
2020	0.907	+0.3%
2021	0.907	+0.0%
2022	0.893	-1.5%
2023	0.894	+0.1%
2024	0.875	-2.1%
2025	0.875	+0.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

Italy's 0.875 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.868, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Italy's 0.875 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8555, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1810s	0.034	0.034	0.034	5
1820s	0.034	0.034	0.034	10
1830s	0.034	0.034	0.034	10
1840s	0.1286	0.034	0.563	10
1850s	0.5651	0.563	0.568	10
1860s	0.504	0.476	0.57	10
1870s	0.4963	0.492	0.5	10
1880s	0.4857	0.454	0.498	10
1890s	0.5404	0.515	0.571	10
1900s	0.6138	0.6	0.625	10
1910s	0.6087	0.591	0.626	10
1920s	0.2994	0.054	0.642	10
1930s	0.0523	0.051	0.054	10
1940s	0.4008	0.054	0.825	10
1950s	0.8257	0.823	0.827	10
1960s	0.8635	0.862	0.867	10
1970s	0.8577	0.854	0.86	10
1980s	0.8956	0.881	0.905	10
1990s	0.9029	0.897	0.905	10
2000s	0.9129	0.892	0.925	10
2010s	0.9159	0.904	0.925	10
2020s	0.8918	0.875	0.907	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Italy?: Freedom of association index in Italy was 0.875 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 0.925 in 2009.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 1815.
How does Italy rank for freedom of association index?: Italy ranks 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Italy 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.