Freedom of Association Score in Bolivia
Bolivia: Freedom of Association Score was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Bolivia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 8 for freedom of association score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Bolivia peaked at 9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2017.
That places Bolivia 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 2.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 22 Armenia 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 Bolivia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,147 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 710 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % 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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 710 (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 Bolivia?
- Freedom of association score in Bolivia 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2011.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2017.
- How does Bolivia rank for freedom of association score?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.