What is freedom of association index in Nepal?

Freedom of association index in Nepal was 0.868 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.886 in 2023.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1789.

How does Nepal rank for freedom of association index?

Nepal ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Nepal 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 Nepal

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

Nepal: Freedom of Association Index was 0.868 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.868

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

44th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.886

in 2023

All-time low

0.02

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Nepal, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for freedom of association index in Nepal is 0.868, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Nepal peaked at 0.886 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1789.

That places Nepal 44th 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 Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Nepal, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.02	—
1790	0.02	+0.0%
1791	0.02	+0.0%
1792	0.02	+0.0%
1793	0.02	+0.0%
1794	0.02	+0.0%
1795	0.02	+0.0%
1796	0.02	+0.0%
1797	0.02	+0.0%
1798	0.02	+0.0%
1799	0.02	+0.0%
1800	0.02	+0.0%
1801	0.02	+0.0%
1802	0.02	+0.0%
1803	0.02	+0.0%
1804	0.02	+0.0%
1805	0.02	+0.0%
1806	0.02	+0.0%
1807	0.02	+0.0%
1808	0.02	+0.0%
1809	0.02	+0.0%
1810	0.02	+0.0%
1811	0.02	+0.0%
1812	0.02	+0.0%
1813	0.02	+0.0%
1814	0.02	+0.0%
1815	0.02	+0.0%
1816	0.02	+0.0%
1817	0.02	+0.0%
1818	0.02	+0.0%
1819	0.02	+0.0%
1820	0.02	+0.0%
1821	0.02	+0.0%
1822	0.02	+0.0%
1823	0.02	+0.0%
1824	0.02	+0.0%
1825	0.02	+0.0%
1826	0.02	+0.0%
1827	0.02	+0.0%
1828	0.02	+0.0%
1829	0.02	+0.0%
1830	0.02	+0.0%
1831	0.02	+0.0%
1832	0.02	+0.0%
1833	0.02	+0.0%
1834	0.02	+0.0%
1835	0.02	+0.0%
1836	0.02	+0.0%
1837	0.02	+0.0%
1838	0.02	+0.0%
1839	0.02	+0.0%
1840	0.02	+0.0%
1841	0.02	+0.0%
1842	0.02	+0.0%
1843	0.02	+0.0%
1844	0.02	+0.0%
1845	0.02	+0.0%
1846	0.02	+0.0%
1847	0.02	+0.0%
1848	0.02	+0.0%
1849	0.02	+0.0%
1850	0.02	+0.0%
1851	0.02	+0.0%
1852	0.02	+0.0%
1853	0.02	+0.0%
1854	0.02	+0.0%
1855	0.02	+0.0%
1856	0.02	+0.0%
1857	0.02	+0.0%
1858	0.02	+0.0%
1859	0.02	+0.0%
1860	0.02	+0.0%
1861	0.02	+0.0%
1862	0.02	+0.0%
1863	0.02	+0.0%
1864	0.02	+0.0%
1865	0.02	+0.0%
1866	0.02	+0.0%
1867	0.02	+0.0%
1868	0.02	+0.0%
1869	0.02	+0.0%
1870	0.02	+0.0%
1871	0.02	+0.0%
1872	0.02	+0.0%
1873	0.02	+0.0%
1874	0.02	+0.0%
1875	0.02	+0.0%
1876	0.02	+0.0%
1877	0.02	+0.0%
1878	0.02	+0.0%
1879	0.02	+0.0%
1880	0.02	+0.0%
1881	0.02	+0.0%
1882	0.02	+0.0%
1883	0.02	+0.0%
1884	0.02	+0.0%
1885	0.02	+0.0%
1886	0.02	+0.0%
1887	0.02	+0.0%
1888	0.02	+0.0%
1889	0.02	+0.0%
1890	0.02	+0.0%
1891	0.02	+0.0%
1892	0.02	+0.0%
1893	0.02	+0.0%
1894	0.02	+0.0%
1895	0.02	+0.0%
1896	0.02	+0.0%
1897	0.02	+0.0%
1898	0.02	+0.0%
1899	0.02	+0.0%
1900	0.047	+135.0%
1901	0.047	+0.0%
1902	0.047	+0.0%
1903	0.047	+0.0%
1904	0.047	+0.0%
1905	0.047	+0.0%
1906	0.047	+0.0%
1907	0.047	+0.0%
1908	0.047	+0.0%
1909	0.047	+0.0%
1910	0.047	+0.0%
1911	0.047	+0.0%
1912	0.047	+0.0%
1913	0.047	+0.0%
1914	0.047	+0.0%
1915	0.047	+0.0%
1916	0.047	+0.0%
1917	0.047	+0.0%
1918	0.047	+0.0%
1919	0.047	+0.0%
1920	0.042	-10.6%
1921	0.042	+0.0%
1922	0.042	+0.0%
1923	0.042	+0.0%
1924	0.042	+0.0%
1925	0.042	+0.0%
1926	0.042	+0.0%
1927	0.042	+0.0%
1928	0.042	+0.0%
1929	0.042	+0.0%
1930	0.042	+0.0%
1931	0.042	+0.0%
1932	0.042	+0.0%
1933	0.042	+0.0%
1934	0.042	+0.0%
1935	0.042	+0.0%
1936	0.042	+0.0%
1937	0.042	+0.0%
1938	0.042	+0.0%
1939	0.042	+0.0%
1940	0.042	+0.0%
1941	0.042	+0.0%
1942	0.042	+0.0%
1943	0.042	+0.0%
1944	0.042	+0.0%
1945	0.042	+0.0%
1946	0.042	+0.0%
1947	0.047	+11.9%
1948	0.047	+0.0%
1949	0.047	+0.0%
1950	0.11	+134.0%
1951	0.213	+93.6%
1952	0.367	+72.3%
1953	0.367	+0.0%
1954	0.367	+0.0%
1955	0.367	+0.0%
1956	0.367	+0.0%
1957	0.367	+0.0%
1958	0.386	+5.2%
1959	0.419	+8.5%
1960	0.38	-9.3%
1961	0.094	-75.3%
1962	0.053	-43.6%
1963	0.053	+0.0%
1964	0.053	+0.0%
1965	0.053	+0.0%
1966	0.053	+0.0%
1967	0.053	+0.0%
1968	0.053	+0.0%
1969	0.053	+0.0%
1970	0.053	+0.0%
1971	0.055	+3.8%
1972	0.055	+0.0%
1973	0.055	+0.0%
1974	0.055	+0.0%
1975	0.055	+0.0%
1976	0.055	+0.0%
1977	0.055	+0.0%
1978	0.058	+5.5%
1979	0.057	-1.7%
1980	0.057	+0.0%
1981	0.068	+19.3%
1982	0.072	+5.9%
1983	0.072	+0.0%
1984	0.072	+0.0%
1985	0.072	+0.0%
1986	0.071	-1.4%
1987	0.071	+0.0%
1988	0.071	+0.0%
1989	0.071	+0.0%
1990	0.357	+402.8%
1991	0.771	+116.0%
1992	0.816	+5.8%
1993	0.816	+0.0%
1994	0.815	-0.1%
1995	0.794	-2.6%
1996	0.794	+0.0%
1997	0.775	-2.4%
1998	0.775	+0.0%
1999	0.773	-0.3%
2000	0.729	-5.7%
2001	0.697	-4.4%
2002	0.619	-11.2%
2003	0.619	+0.0%
2004	0.619	+0.0%
2005	0.619	+0.0%
2006	0.629	+1.6%
2007	0.81	+28.8%
2008	0.847	+4.6%
2009	0.857	+1.2%
2010	0.838	-2.2%
2011	0.846	+1.0%
2012	0.846	+0.0%
2013	0.816	-3.5%
2014	0.852	+4.4%
2015	0.849	-0.4%
2016	0.856	+0.8%
2017	0.86	+0.5%
2018	0.853	-0.8%
2019	0.823	-3.5%
2020	0.801	-2.7%
2021	0.852	+6.4%
2022	0.856	+0.5%
2023	0.886	+3.5%
2024	0.865	-2.4%
2025	0.868	+0.3%

Nepal compared with similar countries

Nepal's 0.868 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.567, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Nepal's 0.868 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.693, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.02	0.02	0.02	1
1790s	0.02	0.02	0.02	10
1800s	0.02	0.02	0.02	10
1810s	0.02	0.02	0.02	10
1820s	0.02	0.02	0.02	10
1830s	0.02	0.02	0.02	10
1840s	0.02	0.02	0.02	10
1850s	0.02	0.02	0.02	10
1860s	0.02	0.02	0.02	10
1870s	0.02	0.02	0.02	10
1880s	0.02	0.02	0.02	10
1890s	0.02	0.02	0.02	10
1900s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1910s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1920s	0.042	0.042	0.042	10
1930s	0.042	0.042	0.042	10
1940s	0.0435	0.042	0.047	10
1950s	0.333	0.11	0.419	10
1960s	0.0898	0.053	0.38	10
1970s	0.0553	0.053	0.058	10
1980s	0.0697	0.057	0.072	10
1990s	0.7486	0.357	0.816	10
2000s	0.7045	0.619	0.857	10
2010s	0.8439	0.816	0.86	10
2020s	0.8547	0.801	0.886	6

Countries ranked near Nepal

41 Namibia 0.87 compare
41 South Africa 0.87 compare
43 Armenia 0.869 compare
44 Montenegro 0.868 compare
44 Netherlands 0.868 compare
47 Canada 0.865 compare

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More social development data for Nepal

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,613 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,019 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,019 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
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 Nepal?: Freedom of association index in Nepal was 0.868 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 0.886 in 2023.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1789.
How does Nepal rank for freedom of association index?: Nepal ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nepal 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.