Freedom of Association Score in Argentina
Argentina: Freedom of Association Score was 9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Argentina, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association score in Argentina is 9, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Argentina peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2021.
Argentina ranks 14th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | — |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 9 | -10.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 9 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.33 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 14 Brazil 9 compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 9 compare
- 14 Moldova 9 compare
- 14 Mongolia 9 compare
- 14 Montenegro 9 compare
- 14 North Macedonia 9 compare
- 14 Poland 9 compare
More social development data for Argentina
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,941 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 542 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 542 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association score in Argentina?
- Freedom of association score in Argentina was 9 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2021.
- How does Argentina rank for freedom of association score?
- Argentina ranks 14th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.