Freedom of Association Score in Bhutan
Bhutan: Freedom of Association Score was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom of Association Score in Bhutan, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association score in Bhutan stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Bhutan peaked at 6 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2007.
Bhutan ranks 46th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | — |
| 2009 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 6 is above the median for South Asia, which is 6, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More social development data for Bhutan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,257 (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 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,257 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -2.37 % change on previous year (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 Bhutan?
- Freedom of association score in Bhutan was 6 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2013.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2007.
- How does Bhutan rank for freedom of association score?
- Bhutan ranks 46th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.