What is freedom of association index in Switzerland?

Freedom of association index in Switzerland was 0.917 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.931 in 2016.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.752 in 1798.

How does Switzerland rank for freedom of association index?

Switzerland ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Switzerland 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 Switzerland

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

Switzerland: Freedom of Association Index was 0.917 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.917

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

5th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.931

in 2016

All-time low

0.752

in 1798

Years of data

228

1798–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Switzerland, 1798–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, freedom of association index in Switzerland stood at 0.917.

The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Switzerland peaked at 0.931 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.752, in 1798.

That places Switzerland 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 228 years of available data.

Freedom of Association Index in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Switzerland, 1798 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1798	0.752	—
1799	0.752	+0.0%
1800	0.752	+0.0%
1801	0.752	+0.0%
1802	0.752	+0.0%
1803	0.752	+0.0%
1804	0.752	+0.0%
1805	0.752	+0.0%
1806	0.752	+0.0%
1807	0.752	+0.0%
1808	0.752	+0.0%
1809	0.752	+0.0%
1810	0.752	+0.0%
1811	0.752	+0.0%
1812	0.752	+0.0%
1813	0.752	+0.0%
1814	0.752	+0.0%
1815	0.752	+0.0%
1816	0.752	+0.0%
1817	0.752	+0.0%
1818	0.752	+0.0%
1819	0.752	+0.0%
1820	0.752	+0.0%
1821	0.752	+0.0%
1822	0.752	+0.0%
1823	0.752	+0.0%
1824	0.752	+0.0%
1825	0.752	+0.0%
1826	0.752	+0.0%
1827	0.752	+0.0%
1828	0.752	+0.0%
1829	0.752	+0.0%
1830	0.752	+0.0%
1831	0.752	+0.0%
1832	0.752	+0.0%
1833	0.752	+0.0%
1834	0.752	+0.0%
1835	0.752	+0.0%
1836	0.752	+0.0%
1837	0.752	+0.0%
1838	0.752	+0.0%
1839	0.752	+0.0%
1840	0.752	+0.0%
1841	0.752	+0.0%
1842	0.752	+0.0%
1843	0.752	+0.0%
1844	0.752	+0.0%
1845	0.752	+0.0%
1846	0.752	+0.0%
1847	0.752	+0.0%
1848	0.772	+2.7%
1849	0.883	+14.4%
1850	0.883	+0.0%
1851	0.882	-0.1%
1852	0.879	-0.3%
1853	0.879	+0.0%
1854	0.879	+0.0%
1855	0.882	+0.3%
1856	0.882	+0.0%
1857	0.881	-0.1%
1858	0.88	-0.1%
1859	0.88	+0.0%
1860	0.879	-0.1%
1861	0.877	-0.2%
1862	0.877	+0.0%
1863	0.878	+0.1%
1864	0.882	+0.5%
1865	0.882	+0.0%
1866	0.882	+0.0%
1867	0.88	-0.2%
1868	0.88	+0.0%
1869	0.881	+0.1%
1870	0.882	+0.1%
1871	0.882	+0.0%
1872	0.882	+0.0%
1873	0.88	-0.2%
1874	0.88	+0.0%
1875	0.88	+0.0%
1876	0.882	+0.2%
1877	0.882	+0.0%
1878	0.881	-0.1%
1879	0.88	-0.1%
1880	0.88	+0.0%
1881	0.88	+0.0%
1882	0.884	+0.5%
1883	0.884	+0.0%
1884	0.883	-0.1%
1885	0.88	-0.3%
1886	0.88	+0.0%
1887	0.88	+0.0%
1888	0.883	+0.3%
1889	0.883	+0.0%
1890	0.883	+0.0%
1891	0.882	-0.1%
1892	0.882	+0.0%
1893	0.882	+0.0%
1894	0.881	-0.1%
1895	0.881	+0.0%
1896	0.881	+0.0%
1897	0.88	-0.1%
1898	0.88	+0.0%
1899	0.88	+0.0%
1900	0.88	+0.0%
1901	0.88	+0.0%
1902	0.881	+0.1%
1903	0.884	+0.3%
1904	0.884	+0.0%
1905	0.884	+0.0%
1906	0.885	+0.1%
1907	0.885	+0.0%
1908	0.885	+0.0%
1909	0.881	-0.5%
1910	0.881	+0.0%
1911	0.882	+0.1%
1912	0.884	+0.2%
1913	0.884	+0.0%
1914	0.884	+0.0%
1915	0.885	+0.1%
1916	0.885	+0.0%
1917	0.885	+0.0%
1918	0.885	+0.0%
1919	0.884	-0.1%
1920	0.898	+1.6%
1921	0.898	+0.0%
1922	0.897	-0.1%
1923	0.896	-0.1%
1924	0.896	+0.0%
1925	0.896	+0.0%
1926	0.9	+0.4%
1927	0.9	+0.0%
1928	0.899	-0.1%
1929	0.895	-0.4%
1930	0.895	+0.0%
1931	0.896	+0.1%
1932	0.897	+0.1%
1933	0.897	+0.0%
1934	0.897	+0.0%
1935	0.897	+0.0%
1936	0.898	+0.1%
1937	0.898	+0.0%
1938	0.898	+0.0%
1939	0.897	-0.1%
1940	0.875	-2.5%
1941	0.875	+0.0%
1942	0.875	+0.0%
1943	0.874	-0.1%
1944	0.888	+1.6%
1945	0.893	+0.6%
1946	0.912	+2.1%
1947	0.911	-0.1%
1948	0.908	-0.3%
1949	0.908	+0.0%
1950	0.908	+0.0%
1951	0.908	+0.0%
1952	0.909	+0.1%
1953	0.909	+0.0%
1954	0.909	+0.0%
1955	0.909	+0.0%
1956	0.91	+0.1%
1957	0.91	+0.0%
1958	0.91	+0.0%
1959	0.911	+0.1%
1960	0.913	+0.2%
1961	0.913	+0.0%
1962	0.913	+0.0%
1963	0.912	-0.1%
1964	0.909	-0.3%
1965	0.909	+0.0%
1966	0.909	+0.0%
1967	0.909	+0.0%
1968	0.91	+0.1%
1969	0.91	+0.0%
1970	0.91	+0.0%
1971	0.91	+0.0%
1972	0.91	+0.0%
1973	0.91	+0.0%
1974	0.91	+0.0%
1975	0.91	+0.0%
1976	0.91	+0.0%
1977	0.91	+0.0%
1978	0.91	+0.0%
1979	0.91	+0.0%
1980	0.924	+1.5%
1981	0.924	+0.0%
1982	0.924	+0.0%
1983	0.924	+0.0%
1984	0.923	-0.1%
1985	0.923	+0.0%
1986	0.923	+0.0%
1987	0.923	+0.0%
1988	0.925	+0.2%
1989	0.925	+0.0%
1990	0.925	+0.0%
1991	0.925	+0.0%
1992	0.924	-0.1%
1993	0.924	+0.0%
1994	0.924	+0.0%
1995	0.924	+0.0%
1996	0.924	+0.0%
1997	0.924	+0.0%
1998	0.924	+0.0%
1999	0.924	+0.0%
2000	0.923	-0.1%
2001	0.923	+0.0%
2002	0.923	+0.0%
2003	0.923	+0.0%
2004	0.924	+0.1%
2005	0.924	+0.0%
2006	0.924	+0.0%
2007	0.925	+0.1%
2008	0.926	+0.1%
2009	0.926	+0.0%
2010	0.926	+0.0%
2011	0.926	+0.0%
2012	0.927	+0.1%
2013	0.927	+0.0%
2014	0.927	+0.0%
2015	0.93	+0.3%
2016	0.931	+0.1%
2017	0.931	+0.0%
2018	0.931	+0.0%
2019	0.93	-0.1%
2020	0.929	-0.1%
2021	0.919	-1.1%
2022	0.919	+0.0%
2023	0.919	+0.0%
2024	0.917	-0.2%
2025	0.917	+0.0%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

Switzerland's 0.917 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.868, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Switzerland's 0.917 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
1790s	0.752	0.752	0.752	2
1800s	0.752	0.752	0.752	10
1810s	0.752	0.752	0.752	10
1820s	0.752	0.752	0.752	10
1830s	0.752	0.752	0.752	10
1840s	0.7671	0.752	0.883	10
1850s	0.8807	0.879	0.883	10
1860s	0.8798	0.877	0.882	10
1870s	0.8811	0.88	0.882	10
1880s	0.8817	0.88	0.884	10
1890s	0.8812	0.88	0.883	10
1900s	0.8829	0.88	0.885	10
1910s	0.8839	0.881	0.885	10
1920s	0.8975	0.895	0.9	10
1930s	0.897	0.895	0.898	10
1940s	0.8919	0.874	0.912	10
1950s	0.9093	0.908	0.911	10
1960s	0.9107	0.909	0.913	10
1970s	0.91	0.91	0.91	10
1980s	0.9238	0.923	0.925	10
1990s	0.9242	0.924	0.925	10
2000s	0.9241	0.923	0.926	10
2010s	0.9286	0.926	0.931	10
2020s	0.92	0.917	0.929	6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

2 Denmark 0.929 compare
3 Japan 0.924 compare
4 Costa Rica 0.922 compare
5 Iceland 0.917 compare
7 Norway 0.915 compare
7 Spain 0.915 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Switzerland?: Freedom of association index in Switzerland was 0.917 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 0.931 in 2016.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.752 in 1798.
How does Switzerland rank for freedom of association index?: Switzerland ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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.