What is freedom of association index in Slovakia?

Freedom of association index in Slovakia was 0.839 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.909 in 1991.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1949.

How does Slovakia rank for freedom of association index?

Slovakia ranks 59th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Slovakia?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Slovakia 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 Slovakia

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

Slovakia: Freedom of Association Index was 0.839 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.839

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

59th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.909

in 1991

All-time low

0.04

in 1949

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Slovakia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 0.839 for freedom of association index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Slovakia peaked at 0.909 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1949.

Slovakia ranks 59th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Freedom of Association Index in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Slovakia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.305	—
1790	0.305	+0.0%
1791	0.305	+0.0%
1792	0.305	+0.0%
1793	0.305	+0.0%
1794	0.305	+0.0%
1795	0.305	+0.0%
1796	0.305	+0.0%
1797	0.305	+0.0%
1798	0.305	+0.0%
1799	0.305	+0.0%
1800	0.305	+0.0%
1801	0.305	+0.0%
1802	0.305	+0.0%
1803	0.305	+0.0%
1804	0.305	+0.0%
1805	0.305	+0.0%
1806	0.305	+0.0%
1807	0.305	+0.0%
1808	0.305	+0.0%
1809	0.305	+0.0%
1810	0.305	+0.0%
1811	0.305	+0.0%
1812	0.305	+0.0%
1813	0.305	+0.0%
1814	0.305	+0.0%
1815	0.305	+0.0%
1816	0.305	+0.0%
1817	0.305	+0.0%
1818	0.305	+0.0%
1819	0.305	+0.0%
1820	0.305	+0.0%
1821	0.305	+0.0%
1822	0.326	+6.9%
1823	0.326	+0.0%
1824	0.326	+0.0%
1825	0.326	+0.0%
1826	0.326	+0.0%
1827	0.326	+0.0%
1828	0.326	+0.0%
1829	0.326	+0.0%
1830	0.326	+0.0%
1831	0.326	+0.0%
1832	0.326	+0.0%
1833	0.326	+0.0%
1834	0.326	+0.0%
1835	0.326	+0.0%
1836	0.326	+0.0%
1837	0.326	+0.0%
1838	0.326	+0.0%
1839	0.326	+0.0%
1840	0.326	+0.0%
1841	0.326	+0.0%
1842	0.326	+0.0%
1843	0.326	+0.0%
1844	0.326	+0.0%
1845	0.326	+0.0%
1846	0.326	+0.0%
1847	0.326	+0.0%
1848	0.503	+54.3%
1849	0.53	+5.4%
1850	0.166	-68.7%
1851	0.166	+0.0%
1852	0.166	+0.0%
1853	0.166	+0.0%
1854	0.166	+0.0%
1855	0.166	+0.0%
1856	0.166	+0.0%
1857	0.166	+0.0%
1858	0.172	+3.6%
1859	0.172	+0.0%
1860	0.172	+0.0%
1861	0.217	+26.2%
1862	0.217	+0.0%
1863	0.217	+0.0%
1864	0.217	+0.0%
1865	0.328	+51.2%
1866	0.392	+19.5%
1867	0.401	+2.3%
1868	0.414	+3.2%
1869	0.469	+13.3%
1870	0.482	+2.8%
1871	0.482	+0.0%
1872	0.492	+2.1%
1873	0.501	+1.8%
1874	0.501	+0.0%
1875	0.499	-0.4%
1876	0.498	-0.2%
1877	0.498	+0.0%
1878	0.499	+0.2%
1879	0.501	+0.4%
1880	0.501	+0.0%
1881	0.501	+0.0%
1882	0.501	+0.0%
1883	0.501	+0.0%
1884	0.503	+0.4%
1885	0.505	+0.4%
1886	0.505	+0.0%
1887	0.502	-0.6%
1888	0.5	-0.4%
1889	0.5	+0.0%
1890	0.5	+0.0%
1891	0.5	+0.0%
1892	0.507	+1.4%
1893	0.508	+0.2%
1894	0.508	+0.0%
1895	0.508	+0.0%
1896	0.507	-0.2%
1897	0.505	-0.4%
1898	0.505	+0.0%
1899	0.505	+0.0%
1900	0.505	+0.0%
1901	0.505	+0.0%
1902	0.506	+0.2%
1903	0.506	+0.0%
1904	0.506	+0.0%
1905	0.505	-0.2%
1906	0.505	+0.0%
1907	0.505	+0.0%
1908	0.505	+0.0%
1909	0.505	+0.0%
1910	0.508	+0.6%
1911	0.511	+0.6%
1912	0.511	+0.0%
1913	0.511	+0.0%
1914	0.511	+0.0%
1915	0.511	+0.0%
1916	0.511	+0.0%
1917	0.511	+0.0%
1918	0.511	+0.0%
1919	0.822	+60.9%
1920	0.871	+6.0%
1921	0.892	+2.4%
1922	0.892	+0.0%
1923	0.892	+0.0%
1924	0.892	+0.0%
1925	0.892	+0.0%
1926	0.891	-0.1%
1927	0.891	+0.0%
1928	0.891	+0.0%
1929	0.892	+0.1%
1930	0.876	-1.8%
1931	0.852	-2.7%
1932	0.852	+0.0%
1933	0.852	+0.0%
1934	0.852	+0.0%
1935	0.859	+0.8%
1936	0.86	+0.1%
1937	0.86	+0.0%
1938	0.707	-17.8%
1939	0.066	-90.7%
1940	0.066	+0.0%
1941	0.066	+0.0%
1942	0.066	+0.0%
1943	0.066	+0.0%
1944	0.066	+0.0%
1945	0.095	+43.9%
1946	0.212	+123.2%
1947	0.224	+5.7%
1948	0.093	-58.5%
1949	0.04	-57.0%
1950	0.04	+0.0%
1951	0.04	+0.0%
1952	0.04	+0.0%
1953	0.04	+0.0%
1954	0.047	+17.5%
1955	0.049	+4.3%
1956	0.049	+0.0%
1957	0.049	+0.0%
1958	0.049	+0.0%
1959	0.049	+0.0%
1960	0.049	+0.0%
1961	0.049	+0.0%
1962	0.049	+0.0%
1963	0.049	+0.0%
1964	0.049	+0.0%
1965	0.048	-2.0%
1966	0.048	+0.0%
1967	0.053	+10.4%
1968	0.068	+28.3%
1969	0.058	-14.7%
1970	0.053	-8.6%
1971	0.053	+0.0%
1972	0.048	-9.4%
1973	0.053	+10.4%
1974	0.053	+0.0%
1975	0.053	+0.0%
1976	0.055	+3.8%
1977	0.054	-1.8%
1978	0.054	+0.0%
1979	0.054	+0.0%
1980	0.054	+0.0%
1981	0.055	+1.9%
1982	0.056	+1.8%
1983	0.056	+0.0%
1984	0.056	+0.0%
1985	0.056	+0.0%
1986	0.055	-1.8%
1987	0.054	-1.8%
1988	0.054	+0.0%
1989	0.06	+11.1%
1990	0.883	+1371.7%
1991	0.909	+2.9%
1992	0.909	+0.0%
1993	0.847	-6.8%
1994	0.794	-6.3%
1995	0.796	+0.3%
1996	0.796	+0.0%
1997	0.796	+0.0%
1998	0.865	+8.7%
1999	0.895	+3.5%
2000	0.895	+0.0%
2001	0.895	+0.0%
2002	0.894	-0.1%
2003	0.89	-0.4%
2004	0.889	-0.1%
2005	0.889	+0.0%
2006	0.848	-4.6%
2007	0.874	+3.1%
2008	0.876	+0.2%
2009	0.879	+0.3%
2010	0.881	+0.2%
2011	0.892	+1.2%
2012	0.878	-1.6%
2013	0.872	-0.7%
2014	0.875	+0.3%
2015	0.875	+0.0%
2016	0.873	-0.2%
2017	0.866	-0.8%
2018	0.866	+0.0%
2019	0.867	+0.1%
2020	0.867	+0.0%
2021	0.867	+0.0%
2022	0.867	+0.0%
2023	0.838	-3.3%
2024	0.838	+0.0%
2025	0.839	+0.1%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

Slovakia's 0.839 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.868, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Slovakia's 0.839 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8555, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.305	0.305	0.305	1
1790s	0.305	0.305	0.305	10
1800s	0.305	0.305	0.305	10
1810s	0.305	0.305	0.305	10
1820s	0.3218	0.305	0.326	10
1830s	0.326	0.326	0.326	10
1840s	0.3641	0.326	0.53	10
1850s	0.1672	0.166	0.172	10
1860s	0.3044	0.172	0.469	10
1870s	0.4953	0.482	0.501	10
1880s	0.5019	0.5	0.505	10
1890s	0.5053	0.5	0.508	10
1900s	0.5053	0.505	0.506	10
1910s	0.5418	0.508	0.822	10
1920s	0.8896	0.871	0.892	10
1930s	0.7636	0.066	0.876	10
1940s	0.0994	0.04	0.224	10
1950s	0.0452	0.04	0.049	10
1960s	0.052	0.048	0.068	10
1970s	0.053	0.048	0.055	10
1980s	0.0556	0.054	0.06	10
1990s	0.849	0.794	0.909	10
2000s	0.8829	0.848	0.895	10
2010s	0.8745	0.866	0.892	10
2020s	0.8527	0.838	0.867	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Slovakia?: Freedom of association index in Slovakia was 0.839 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Slovakia?: The highest recorded value was 0.909 in 1991.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Slovakia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1949.
How does Slovakia rank for freedom of association index?: Slovakia ranks 59th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Slovakia?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Slovakia 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.