Freedom of Association Score in China
China: Freedom of Association Score was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 128 countries
All-time high
2
in 2005
All-time low
2
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of Association Score in China, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 2 for freedom of association score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in China peaked at 2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.
That places China 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Freedom of Association Score in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 33% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- China's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.5, 80% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
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- 97 Egypt 2 compare
- 97 Guinea 2 compare
- 97 Iran 2 compare
- 97 Libya 2 compare
- 97 Mozambique 2 compare
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- 97 Niger 2 compare
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- 97 Russia 2 compare
- 97 Saudi Arabia 2 compare
- 97 Somalia 2 compare
- 97 South Sudan 2 compare
- 97 Sudan 2 compare
- 97 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 97 Thailand 2 compare
- 97 United Arab Emirates 2 compare
- 97 Vietnam 2 compare
- 97 Yemen 2 compare
More social development data for China
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 230 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 153,962 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (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 153,962 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association score in China?
- Freedom of association score in China was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- How does China rank for freedom of association score?
- China ranks 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China 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.