What is freedom of association index in Peru?

Freedom of association index in Peru was 0.777 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.881 in 2013.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.045 in 1880.

How does Peru rank for freedom of association index?

Peru ranks 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Peru 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 Peru

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

Peru: Freedom of Association Index was 0.777 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.777

Change on year

up 4.3%

World rank

81st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.881

in 2013

All-time low

0.045

in 1880

Years of data

205

1821–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Peru, 1821–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for freedom of association index in Peru is 0.777, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Peru peaked at 0.881 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.045, in 1880.

Peru ranks 81st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 205 years of available data.

Freedom of Association Index in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Peru, 1821 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1821	0.277	—
1822	0.624	+125.3%
1823	0.657	+5.3%
1824	0.479	-27.1%
1825	0.514	+7.3%
1826	0.49	-4.7%
1827	0.664	+35.5%
1828	0.664	+0.0%
1829	0.664	+0.0%
1830	0.532	-19.9%
1831	0.532	+0.0%
1832	0.532	+0.0%
1833	0.532	+0.0%
1834	0.606	+13.9%
1835	0.606	+0.0%
1836	0.606	+0.0%
1837	0.499	-17.7%
1838	0.499	+0.0%
1839	0.499	+0.0%
1840	0.59	+18.2%
1841	0.59	+0.0%
1842	0.59	+0.0%
1843	0.59	+0.0%
1844	0.59	+0.0%
1845	0.687	+16.4%
1846	0.693	+0.9%
1847	0.693	+0.0%
1848	0.693	+0.0%
1849	0.693	+0.0%
1850	0.693	+0.0%
1851	0.693	+0.0%
1852	0.693	+0.0%
1853	0.693	+0.0%
1854	0.693	+0.0%
1855	0.727	+4.9%
1856	0.73	+0.4%
1857	0.73	+0.0%
1858	0.73	+0.0%
1859	0.694	-4.9%
1860	0.694	+0.0%
1861	0.694	+0.0%
1862	0.694	+0.0%
1863	0.694	+0.0%
1864	0.694	+0.0%
1865	0.573	-17.4%
1866	0.573	+0.0%
1867	0.573	+0.0%
1868	0.551	-3.8%
1869	0.625	+13.4%
1870	0.625	+0.0%
1871	0.647	+3.5%
1872	0.731	+13.0%
1873	0.731	+0.0%
1874	0.731	+0.0%
1875	0.731	+0.0%
1876	0.731	+0.0%
1877	0.677	-7.4%
1878	0.68	+0.4%
1879	0.446	-34.4%
1880	0.045	-89.9%
1881	0.045	+0.0%
1882	0.045	+0.0%
1883	0.121	+168.9%
1884	0.564	+366.1%
1885	0.564	+0.0%
1886	0.579	+2.7%
1887	0.579	+0.0%
1888	0.579	+0.0%
1889	0.579	+0.0%
1890	0.579	+0.0%
1891	0.579	+0.0%
1892	0.57	-1.6%
1893	0.541	-5.1%
1894	0.541	+0.0%
1895	0.553	+2.2%
1896	0.596	+7.8%
1897	0.622	+4.4%
1898	0.622	+0.0%
1899	0.651	+4.7%
1900	0.665	+2.2%
1901	0.665	+0.0%
1902	0.665	+0.0%
1903	0.626	-5.9%
1904	0.606	-3.2%
1905	0.614	+1.3%
1906	0.614	+0.0%
1907	0.614	+0.0%
1908	0.607	-1.1%
1909	0.602	-0.8%
1910	0.602	+0.0%
1911	0.609	+1.2%
1912	0.614	+0.8%
1913	0.617	+0.5%
1914	0.561	-9.1%
1915	0.506	-9.8%
1916	0.557	+10.1%
1917	0.557	+0.0%
1918	0.557	+0.0%
1919	0.545	-2.2%
1920	0.452	-17.1%
1921	0.408	-9.7%
1922	0.408	+0.0%
1923	0.408	+0.0%
1924	0.408	+0.0%
1925	0.364	-10.8%
1926	0.364	+0.0%
1927	0.364	+0.0%
1928	0.364	+0.0%
1929	0.364	+0.0%
1930	0.333	-8.5%
1931	0.332	-0.3%
1932	0.333	+0.3%
1933	0.309	-7.2%
1934	0.309	+0.0%
1935	0.309	+0.0%
1936	0.309	+0.0%
1937	0.309	+0.0%
1938	0.309	+0.0%
1939	0.318	+2.9%
1940	0.435	+36.8%
1941	0.435	+0.0%
1942	0.435	+0.0%
1943	0.435	+0.0%
1944	0.435	+0.0%
1945	0.692	+59.1%
1946	0.707	+2.2%
1947	0.707	+0.0%
1948	0.396	-44.0%
1949	0.228	-42.4%
1950	0.231	+1.3%
1951	0.266	+15.2%
1952	0.266	+0.0%
1953	0.266	+0.0%
1954	0.266	+0.0%
1955	0.266	+0.0%
1956	0.451	+69.5%
1957	0.698	+54.8%
1958	0.698	+0.0%
1959	0.698	+0.0%
1960	0.7	+0.3%
1961	0.7	+0.0%
1962	0.646	-7.7%
1963	0.748	+15.8%
1964	0.846	+13.1%
1965	0.846	+0.0%
1966	0.846	+0.0%
1967	0.846	+0.0%
1968	0.561	-33.7%
1969	0.173	-69.2%
1970	0.213	+23.1%
1971	0.213	+0.0%
1972	0.213	+0.0%
1973	0.213	+0.0%
1974	0.216	+1.4%
1975	0.216	+0.0%
1976	0.216	+0.0%
1977	0.216	+0.0%
1978	0.659	+205.1%
1979	0.692	+5.0%
1980	0.81	+17.1%
1981	0.849	+4.8%
1982	0.843	-0.7%
1983	0.843	+0.0%
1984	0.843	+0.0%
1985	0.835	-0.9%
1986	0.834	-0.1%
1987	0.834	+0.0%
1988	0.834	+0.0%
1989	0.834	+0.0%
1990	0.835	+0.1%
1991	0.834	-0.1%
1992	0.643	-22.9%
1993	0.591	-8.1%
1994	0.614	+3.9%
1995	0.622	+1.3%
1996	0.624	+0.3%
1997	0.624	+0.0%
1998	0.624	+0.0%
1999	0.624	+0.0%
2000	0.668	+7.1%
2001	0.859	+28.6%
2002	0.866	+0.8%
2003	0.866	+0.0%
2004	0.866	+0.0%
2005	0.866	+0.0%
2006	0.857	-1.0%
2007	0.862	+0.6%
2008	0.862	+0.0%
2009	0.864	+0.2%
2010	0.864	+0.0%
2011	0.863	-0.1%
2012	0.874	+1.3%
2013	0.881	+0.8%
2014	0.881	+0.0%
2015	0.855	-3.0%
2016	0.841	-1.6%
2017	0.844	+0.4%
2018	0.874	+3.6%
2019	0.875	+0.1%
2020	0.858	-1.9%
2021	0.867	+1.0%
2022	0.855	-1.4%
2023	0.816	-4.6%
2024	0.745	-8.7%
2025	0.777	+4.3%

Peru compared with similar countries

Peru's 0.777 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7185, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Peru's 0.777 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.839, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Freedom of Association Index in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1884	+366.1%	0.121	0.564
1978	+205.1%	0.216	0.659
1883	+168.9%	0.045	0.121
1822	+125.3%	0.277	0.624
1880	-89.9%	0.446	0.045
1956	+69.5%	0.266	0.451

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.5592	0.277	0.664	9
1830s	0.5443	0.499	0.606	10
1840s	0.6409	0.59	0.693	10
1850s	0.7076	0.693	0.73	10
1860s	0.6365	0.551	0.694	10
1870s	0.673	0.446	0.731	10
1880s	0.37	0.045	0.579	10
1890s	0.5854	0.541	0.651	10
1900s	0.6278	0.602	0.665	10
1910s	0.5725	0.506	0.617	10
1920s	0.3904	0.364	0.452	10
1930s	0.317	0.309	0.333	10
1940s	0.4905	0.228	0.707	10
1950s	0.4106	0.231	0.698	10
1960s	0.6912	0.173	0.846	10
1970s	0.3067	0.213	0.692	10
1980s	0.8359	0.81	0.849	10
1990s	0.6635	0.591	0.835	10
2000s	0.8436	0.668	0.866	10
2010s	0.8652	0.841	0.881	10
2020s	0.8197	0.745	0.867	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Peru?: Freedom of association index in Peru was 0.777 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 0.881 in 2013.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 0.045 in 1880.
How does Peru rank for freedom of association index?: Peru ranks 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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.