Freedom of Association Score in El Salvador
El Salvador: Freedom of Association Score was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in El Salvador, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4 for freedom of association score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in El Salvador peaked at 8 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 67th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.67 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.33 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
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- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association score in El Salvador?
- Freedom of association score in El Salvador was 4 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2011.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for freedom of association score?
- El Salvador ranks 67th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.