What is freedom of association index in Norway?

Freedom of association index in Norway was 0.915 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2002.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1789.

How does Norway rank for freedom of association index?

Norway ranks 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Norway?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Norway 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 Norway

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

Norway: Freedom of Association Index was 0.915 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.915

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

7th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.918

in 2002

All-time low

0.03

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Norway, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.915 for freedom of association index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Norway peaked at 0.918 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1789.

Norway ranks 7th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Freedom of Association Index in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Norway, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.03	—
1790	0.03	+0.0%
1791	0.03	+0.0%
1792	0.03	+0.0%
1793	0.03	+0.0%
1794	0.03	+0.0%
1795	0.03	+0.0%
1796	0.03	+0.0%
1797	0.03	+0.0%
1798	0.03	+0.0%
1799	0.03	+0.0%
1800	0.03	+0.0%
1801	0.03	+0.0%
1802	0.03	+0.0%
1803	0.03	+0.0%
1804	0.03	+0.0%
1805	0.03	+0.0%
1806	0.03	+0.0%
1807	0.03	+0.0%
1808	0.03	+0.0%
1809	0.03	+0.0%
1810	0.03	+0.0%
1811	0.03	+0.0%
1812	0.03	+0.0%
1813	0.03	+0.0%
1814	0.093	+210.0%
1815	0.094	+1.1%
1816	0.153	+62.8%
1817	0.154	+0.7%
1818	0.154	+0.0%
1819	0.154	+0.0%
1820	0.15	-2.6%
1821	0.15	+0.0%
1822	0.15	+0.0%
1823	0.154	+2.7%
1824	0.154	+0.0%
1825	0.154	+0.0%
1826	0.154	+0.0%
1827	0.154	+0.0%
1828	0.065	-57.8%
1829	0.063	-3.1%
1830	0.063	+0.0%
1831	0.063	+0.0%
1832	0.067	+6.3%
1833	0.067	+0.0%
1834	0.067	+0.0%
1835	0.064	-4.5%
1836	0.064	+0.0%
1837	0.064	+0.0%
1838	0.063	-1.6%
1839	0.063	+0.0%
1840	0.081	+28.6%
1841	0.082	+1.2%
1842	0.082	+0.0%
1843	0.327	+298.8%
1844	0.336	+2.8%
1845	0.336	+0.0%
1846	0.336	+0.0%
1847	0.324	-3.6%
1848	0.324	+0.0%
1849	0.324	+0.0%
1850	0.328	+1.2%
1851	0.328	+0.0%
1852	0.567	+72.9%
1853	0.564	-0.5%
1854	0.564	+0.0%
1855	0.564	+0.0%
1856	0.554	-1.8%
1857	0.554	+0.0%
1858	0.554	+0.0%
1859	0.559	+0.9%
1860	0.559	+0.0%
1861	0.559	+0.0%
1862	0.565	+1.1%
1863	0.565	+0.0%
1864	0.565	+0.0%
1865	0.563	-0.4%
1866	0.563	+0.0%
1867	0.563	+0.0%
1868	0.564	+0.2%
1869	0.564	+0.0%
1870	0.545	-3.4%
1871	0.545	+0.0%
1872	0.545	+0.0%
1873	0.545	+0.0%
1874	0.545	+0.0%
1875	0.545	+0.0%
1876	0.549	+0.7%
1877	0.549	+0.0%
1878	0.549	+0.0%
1879	0.545	-0.7%
1880	0.543	-0.4%
1881	0.543	+0.0%
1882	0.643	+18.4%
1883	0.643	+0.0%
1884	0.834	+29.7%
1885	0.839	+0.6%
1886	0.839	+0.0%
1887	0.839	+0.0%
1888	0.837	-0.2%
1889	0.835	-0.2%
1890	0.835	+0.0%
1891	0.833	-0.2%
1892	0.832	-0.1%
1893	0.832	+0.0%
1894	0.836	+0.5%
1895	0.843	+0.8%
1896	0.843	+0.0%
1897	0.838	-0.6%
1898	0.832	-0.7%
1899	0.832	+0.0%
1900	0.836	+0.5%
1901	0.841	+0.6%
1902	0.841	+0.0%
1903	0.839	-0.2%
1904	0.836	-0.4%
1905	0.836	+0.0%
1906	0.836	+0.0%
1907	0.836	+0.0%
1908	0.836	+0.0%
1909	0.837	+0.1%
1910	0.838	+0.1%
1911	0.838	+0.0%
1912	0.837	-0.1%
1913	0.835	-0.2%
1914	0.835	+0.0%
1915	0.835	+0.0%
1916	0.833	-0.2%
1917	0.829	-0.5%
1918	0.828	-0.1%
1919	0.824	-0.5%
1920	0.824	+0.0%
1921	0.826	+0.2%
1922	0.834	+1.0%
1923	0.834	+0.0%
1924	0.833	-0.1%
1925	0.831	-0.2%
1926	0.831	+0.0%
1927	0.831	+0.0%
1928	0.833	+0.2%
1929	0.833	+0.0%
1930	0.833	+0.0%
1931	0.833	+0.0%
1932	0.833	+0.0%
1933	0.834	+0.1%
1934	0.835	+0.1%
1935	0.835	+0.0%
1936	0.835	+0.0%
1937	0.833	-0.2%
1938	0.833	+0.0%
1939	0.833	+0.0%
1940	0.215	-74.2%
1941	0.215	+0.0%
1942	0.215	+0.0%
1943	0.134	-37.7%
1944	0.134	+0.0%
1945	0.556	+314.9%
1946	0.872	+56.8%
1947	0.872	+0.0%
1948	0.872	+0.0%
1949	0.872	+0.0%
1950	0.872	+0.0%
1951	0.872	+0.0%
1952	0.872	+0.0%
1953	0.872	+0.0%
1954	0.873	+0.1%
1955	0.873	+0.0%
1956	0.873	+0.0%
1957	0.874	+0.1%
1958	0.884	+1.1%
1959	0.884	+0.0%
1960	0.884	+0.0%
1961	0.885	+0.1%
1962	0.887	+0.2%
1963	0.887	+0.0%
1964	0.887	+0.0%
1965	0.886	-0.1%
1966	0.882	-0.5%
1967	0.882	+0.0%
1968	0.882	+0.0%
1969	0.883	+0.1%
1970	0.902	+2.2%
1971	0.902	+0.0%
1972	0.902	+0.0%
1973	0.902	+0.0%
1974	0.902	+0.0%
1975	0.902	+0.0%
1976	0.902	+0.0%
1977	0.902	+0.0%
1978	0.901	-0.1%
1979	0.901	+0.0%
1980	0.914	+1.4%
1981	0.915	+0.1%
1982	0.917	+0.2%
1983	0.917	+0.0%
1984	0.917	+0.0%
1985	0.917	+0.0%
1986	0.917	+0.0%
1987	0.917	+0.0%
1988	0.917	+0.0%
1989	0.915	-0.2%
1990	0.912	-0.3%
1991	0.912	+0.0%
1992	0.912	+0.0%
1993	0.913	+0.1%
1994	0.914	+0.1%
1995	0.914	+0.0%
1996	0.914	+0.0%
1997	0.914	+0.0%
1998	0.915	+0.1%
1999	0.915	+0.0%
2000	0.915	+0.0%
2001	0.916	+0.1%
2002	0.918	+0.2%
2003	0.918	+0.0%
2004	0.918	+0.0%
2005	0.917	-0.1%
2006	0.916	-0.1%
2007	0.916	+0.0%
2008	0.916	+0.0%
2009	0.916	+0.0%
2010	0.917	+0.1%
2011	0.917	+0.0%
2012	0.917	+0.0%
2013	0.907	-1.1%
2014	0.908	+0.1%
2015	0.908	+0.0%
2016	0.885	-2.5%
2017	0.884	-0.1%
2018	0.889	+0.6%
2019	0.905	+1.8%
2020	0.917	+1.3%
2021	0.916	-0.1%
2022	0.915	-0.1%
2023	0.915	+0.0%
2024	0.915	+0.0%
2025	0.915	+0.0%

Norway compared with similar countries

Norway's 0.915 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.868, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Norway's 0.915 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8555, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.03	0.03	0.03	1
1790s	0.03	0.03	0.03	10
1800s	0.03	0.03	0.03	10
1810s	0.0922	0.03	0.154	10
1820s	0.1348	0.063	0.154	10
1830s	0.0645	0.063	0.067	10
1840s	0.2552	0.081	0.336	10
1850s	0.5136	0.328	0.567	10
1860s	0.563	0.559	0.565	10
1870s	0.5462	0.545	0.549	10
1880s	0.7395	0.543	0.839	10
1890s	0.8356	0.832	0.843	10
1900s	0.8374	0.836	0.841	10
1910s	0.8332	0.824	0.838	10
1920s	0.831	0.824	0.834	10
1930s	0.8337	0.833	0.835	10
1940s	0.4957	0.134	0.872	10
1950s	0.8749	0.872	0.884	10
1960s	0.8845	0.882	0.887	10
1970s	0.9018	0.901	0.902	10
1980s	0.9163	0.914	0.917	10
1990s	0.9135	0.912	0.915	10
2000s	0.9166	0.915	0.918	10
2010s	0.9037	0.884	0.917	10
2020s	0.9155	0.915	0.917	6

Countries ranked near Norway

4 Costa Rica 0.922 compare
5 Iceland 0.917 compare
5 Switzerland 0.917 compare
7 Spain 0.915 compare
9 United States 0.913 compare
10 Ireland 0.912 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Norway?: Freedom of association index in Norway was 0.915 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Norway?: The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2002.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1789.
How does Norway rank for freedom of association index?: Norway ranks 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway 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.