Freedom of Association Score by country
Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.
Countries reporting
128
Highest
10
Albania
Lowest
1
Turkmenistan
Median
5
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
1,394
What the numbers show
Freedom of Association Score is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 10 in Albania; the lowest is 1 in Turkmenistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 5, and the mean is 5.18.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 77.8%).
Freedom of Association Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 10 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Chile | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Uruguay | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Taiwan | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Argentina | 9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 14 | Brazil | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Moldova | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | flat |
| 14 | Montenegro | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 14 | Mongolia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 22 | Armenia | 8 | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 8 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 22 | Bolivia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 22 | Botswana | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 22 | Ghana | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 22 | Liberia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Lesotho | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 22 | Mauritius | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 22 | Malawi | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Namibia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 8 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 22 | Romania | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 22 | Senegal | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 22 | Ukraine | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 37 | Colombia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | Iraq | 7 | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 37 | Mexico | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 37 | Nepal | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | Peru | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 37 | Paraguay | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 37 | Syria | 7 | 2025 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Benin | 6 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 46 | Bhutan | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 46 | Hungary | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 46 | South Korea | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 46 | Lebanon | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 46 | Mauritania | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Malaysia | 6 | 2025 | up 50.0% | flat |
| 46 | Nigeria | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 46 | Panama | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 58 | Central African Republic | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 58 | Georgia | 5 | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 58 | Guatemala | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 58 | Indonesia | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 58 | India | 5 | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 58 | Philippines | 5 | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 5 | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 58 | Serbia | 5 | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 58 | Tanzania | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 67 | Angola | 4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 67 | Cameroon | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 67 | Algeria | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 67 | Honduras | 4 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 67 | Kenya | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 67 | Kuwait | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 67 | El Salvador | 4 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 67 | Tunisia | 4 | 2025 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 67 | Uganda | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 67 | Zambia | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 79 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Congo | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Haiti | 3 | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 79 | Jordan | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Morocco | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 79 | Madagascar | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 79 | Mali | 3 | 2025 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 79 | Pakistan | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 79 | Rwanda | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Singapore | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Chad | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 79 | Togo | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 79 | Turkey | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 79 | Venezuela | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | flat |
| 97 | Afghanistan | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 97 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 97 | Burundi | 2 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 97 | Bahrain | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Belarus | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 97 | China | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Cuba | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | flat |
| 97 | Egypt | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 97 | Guinea | 2 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 97 | Iran | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 97 | Cambodia | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 97 | Libya | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Mozambique | 2 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 97 | Niger | 2 | 2025 | down 77.8% | falling |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 2 | 2025 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 97 | Oman | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 97 | Qatar | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 97 | Russia | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Sudan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 97 | Somalia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 97 | South Sudan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 97 | Thailand | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 97 | Vietnam | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 97 | Yemen | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 124 | Eritrea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 124 | Laos | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Myanmar | 1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 124 | North Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.