What is freedom of association index in Netherlands?

Freedom of association index in Netherlands 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 Netherlands?

The highest recorded value was 0.899 in 2021.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1789.

How does Netherlands rank for freedom of association index?

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

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Netherlands?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Netherlands 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 Netherlands

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

Netherlands: Freedom of Association Index was 0.868 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.868

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

44th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.899

in 2021

All-time low

0.09

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Netherlands, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Netherlands peaked at 0.899 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1789.

That places Netherlands 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Freedom of Association Index in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Netherlands, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.09	—
1790	0.09	+0.0%
1791	0.09	+0.0%
1792	0.09	+0.0%
1793	0.09	+0.0%
1794	0.09	+0.0%
1795	0.203	+125.6%
1796	0.244	+20.2%
1797	0.246	+0.8%
1798	0.246	+0.0%
1799	0.246	+0.0%
1800	0.246	+0.0%
1801	0.417	+69.5%
1802	0.417	+0.0%
1803	0.417	+0.0%
1804	0.417	+0.0%
1805	0.317	-24.0%
1806	0.327	+3.2%
1807	0.327	+0.0%
1808	0.327	+0.0%
1809	0.327	+0.0%
1810	0.327	+0.0%
1811	0.132	-59.6%
1812	0.132	+0.0%
1813	0.192	+45.5%
1814	0.192	+0.0%
1815	0.293	+52.6%
1816	0.293	+0.0%
1817	0.293	+0.0%
1818	0.293	+0.0%
1819	0.293	+0.0%
1820	0.293	+0.0%
1821	0.293	+0.0%
1822	0.293	+0.0%
1823	0.293	+0.0%
1824	0.293	+0.0%
1825	0.293	+0.0%
1826	0.293	+0.0%
1827	0.293	+0.0%
1828	0.293	+0.0%
1829	0.293	+0.0%
1830	0.293	+0.0%
1831	0.293	+0.0%
1832	0.293	+0.0%
1833	0.293	+0.0%
1834	0.293	+0.0%
1835	0.293	+0.0%
1836	0.293	+0.0%
1837	0.293	+0.0%
1838	0.293	+0.0%
1839	0.293	+0.0%
1840	0.293	+0.0%
1841	0.293	+0.0%
1842	0.293	+0.0%
1843	0.293	+0.0%
1844	0.293	+0.0%
1845	0.293	+0.0%
1846	0.293	+0.0%
1847	0.293	+0.0%
1848	0.419	+43.0%
1849	0.747	+78.3%
1850	0.748	+0.1%
1851	0.748	+0.0%
1852	0.748	+0.0%
1853	0.747	-0.1%
1854	0.75	+0.4%
1855	0.752	+0.3%
1856	0.748	-0.5%
1857	0.745	-0.4%
1858	0.749	+0.5%
1859	0.755	+0.8%
1860	0.752	-0.4%
1861	0.749	-0.4%
1862	0.75	+0.1%
1863	0.751	+0.1%
1864	0.75	-0.1%
1865	0.749	-0.1%
1866	0.751	+0.3%
1867	0.752	+0.1%
1868	0.75	-0.3%
1869	0.748	-0.3%
1870	0.747	-0.1%
1871	0.748	+0.1%
1872	0.75	+0.3%
1873	0.748	-0.3%
1874	0.747	-0.1%
1875	0.749	+0.3%
1876	0.751	+0.3%
1877	0.748	-0.4%
1878	0.746	-0.3%
1879	0.747	+0.1%
1880	0.748	+0.1%
1881	0.748	+0.0%
1882	0.748	+0.0%
1883	0.748	+0.0%
1884	0.749	+0.1%
1885	0.751	+0.3%
1886	0.751	+0.0%
1887	0.751	+0.0%
1888	0.829	+10.4%
1889	0.829	+0.0%
1890	0.829	+0.0%
1891	0.831	+0.2%
1892	0.833	+0.2%
1893	0.833	+0.0%
1894	0.831	-0.2%
1895	0.831	+0.0%
1896	0.831	+0.0%
1897	0.834	+0.4%
1898	0.836	+0.2%
1899	0.836	+0.0%
1900	0.836	+0.0%
1901	0.829	-0.8%
1902	0.824	-0.6%
1903	0.824	+0.0%
1904	0.824	+0.0%
1905	0.824	+0.0%
1906	0.824	+0.0%
1907	0.824	+0.0%
1908	0.824	+0.0%
1909	0.825	+0.1%
1910	0.825	+0.0%
1911	0.825	+0.0%
1912	0.825	+0.0%
1913	0.825	+0.0%
1914	0.826	+0.1%
1915	0.826	+0.0%
1916	0.826	+0.0%
1917	0.823	-0.4%
1918	0.823	+0.0%
1919	0.83	+0.9%
1920	0.83	+0.0%
1921	0.83	+0.0%
1922	0.837	+0.8%
1923	0.845	+1.0%
1924	0.845	+0.0%
1925	0.843	-0.2%
1926	0.841	-0.2%
1927	0.841	+0.0%
1928	0.841	+0.0%
1929	0.843	+0.2%
1930	0.845	+0.2%
1931	0.845	+0.0%
1932	0.845	+0.0%
1933	0.843	-0.2%
1934	0.843	+0.0%
1935	0.843	+0.0%
1936	0.839	-0.5%
1937	0.839	+0.0%
1938	0.839	+0.0%
1939	0.839	+0.0%
1940	0.521	-37.9%
1941	0.348	-33.2%
1942	0.333	-4.3%
1943	0.333	+0.0%
1944	0.317	-4.8%
1945	0.492	+55.2%
1946	0.786	+59.8%
1947	0.82	+4.3%
1948	0.826	+0.7%
1949	0.847	+2.5%
1950	0.847	+0.0%
1951	0.847	+0.0%
1952	0.848	+0.1%
1953	0.849	+0.1%
1954	0.849	+0.0%
1955	0.837	-1.4%
1956	0.847	+1.2%
1957	0.848	+0.1%
1958	0.848	+0.0%
1959	0.845	-0.4%
1960	0.85	+0.6%
1961	0.85	+0.0%
1962	0.85	+0.0%
1963	0.847	-0.4%
1964	0.844	-0.4%
1965	0.844	+0.0%
1966	0.862	+2.1%
1967	0.86	-0.2%
1968	0.86	+0.0%
1969	0.86	+0.0%
1970	0.86	+0.0%
1971	0.859	-0.1%
1972	0.858	-0.1%
1973	0.858	+0.0%
1974	0.858	+0.0%
1975	0.858	+0.0%
1976	0.858	+0.0%
1977	0.848	-1.2%
1978	0.854	+0.7%
1979	0.869	+1.8%
1980	0.869	+0.0%
1981	0.872	+0.3%
1982	0.873	+0.1%
1983	0.872	-0.1%
1984	0.872	+0.0%
1985	0.872	+0.0%
1986	0.873	+0.1%
1987	0.873	+0.0%
1988	0.873	+0.0%
1989	0.873	+0.0%
1990	0.874	+0.1%
1991	0.874	+0.0%
1992	0.874	+0.0%
1993	0.874	+0.0%
1994	0.871	-0.3%
1995	0.869	-0.2%
1996	0.869	+0.0%
1997	0.862	-0.8%
1998	0.852	-1.2%
1999	0.88	+3.3%
2000	0.87	-1.1%
2001	0.87	+0.0%
2002	0.872	+0.2%
2003	0.872	+0.0%
2004	0.872	+0.0%
2005	0.872	+0.0%
2006	0.872	+0.0%
2007	0.874	+0.2%
2008	0.874	+0.0%
2009	0.874	+0.0%
2010	0.874	+0.0%
2011	0.872	-0.2%
2012	0.871	-0.1%
2013	0.878	+0.8%
2014	0.883	+0.6%
2015	0.883	+0.0%
2016	0.883	+0.0%
2017	0.881	-0.2%
2018	0.889	+0.9%
2019	0.886	-0.3%
2020	0.886	+0.0%
2021	0.899	+1.5%
2022	0.892	-0.8%
2023	0.892	+0.0%
2024	0.868	-2.7%
2025	0.868	+0.0%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

Netherlands's 0.868 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.868, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Netherlands's 0.868 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
1780s	0.09	0.09	0.09	1
1790s	0.1635	0.09	0.246	10
1800s	0.3539	0.246	0.417	10
1810s	0.244	0.132	0.327	10
1820s	0.293	0.293	0.293	10
1830s	0.293	0.293	0.293	10
1840s	0.351	0.293	0.747	10
1850s	0.749	0.745	0.755	10
1860s	0.7502	0.748	0.752	10
1870s	0.7481	0.746	0.751	10
1880s	0.7652	0.748	0.829	10
1890s	0.8325	0.829	0.836	10
1900s	0.8258	0.824	0.836	10
1910s	0.8254	0.823	0.83	10
1920s	0.8396	0.83	0.845	10
1930s	0.842	0.839	0.845	10
1940s	0.5623	0.317	0.847	10
1950s	0.8465	0.837	0.849	10
1960s	0.8527	0.844	0.862	10
1970s	0.858	0.848	0.869	10
1980s	0.8722	0.869	0.873	10
1990s	0.8699	0.852	0.88	10
2000s	0.8722	0.87	0.874	10
2010s	0.88	0.871	0.889	10
2020s	0.8842	0.868	0.899	6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Netherlands?: Freedom of association index in Netherlands 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 Netherlands?: The highest recorded value was 0.899 in 2021.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Netherlands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1789.
How does Netherlands rank for freedom of association index?: Netherlands ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Netherlands?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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.