Freedom of Association Score in Congo
Congo: Freedom of Association Score was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Congo, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3 for freedom of association score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Congo peaked at 4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2015.
Congo ranks 79th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | — |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 75% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Congo's 3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 75% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 79 Chad 3 compare
- 79 Democratic Republic of Congo 3 compare
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- 79 Rwanda 3 compare
- 79 Singapore 3 compare
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More social development data for Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62,500 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (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 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0096 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 Congo?
- Freedom of association score in Congo was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2015.
- How does Congo rank for freedom of association score?
- Congo ranks 79th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.