Freedom of Association Score in Chile
Chile: Freedom of Association Score was 10 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom of Association Score in Chile, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association score in Chile is 10, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Chile peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2011.
Chile ranks 1st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Freedom of Association Score in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | — |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 10 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chile's 10 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.6 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.67 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More social development data for Chile
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,631 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,358 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,358 (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 Chile?
- Freedom of association score in Chile was 10 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2011.
- How does Chile rank for freedom of association score?
- Chile ranks 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile 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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About this data
Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.