Freedom of Association Score in Armenia
Armenia: Freedom of Association Score was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom of Association Score in Armenia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 8 for freedom of association score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Armenia peaked at 9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2009.
Armenia ranks 22nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | -11.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.67 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 22 Bolivia 8 compare
- 22 Botswana 8 compare
- 22 Bulgaria 8 compare
- 22 Ghana 8 compare
- 22 Lesotho 8 compare
- 22 Liberia 8 compare
- 22 Malawi 8 compare
- 22 Mauritius 8 compare
- 22 Namibia 8 compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 8 compare
- 22 Romania 8 compare
- 22 Senegal 8 compare
- 22 South Africa 8 compare
- 22 Ukraine 8 compare
More social development data for Armenia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0399 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 Armenia?
- Freedom of association score in Armenia was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2009.
- How does Armenia rank for freedom of association score?
- Armenia ranks 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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.