Freedom of Association Score in Guatemala
Guatemala: Freedom of Association Score was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Guatemala, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association score in Guatemala stood at 5.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Guatemala peaked at 6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2021.
Guatemala ranks 58th of 128 countries on this measure, 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +25.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7, 71% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.2 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More social development data for Guatemala
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (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 Guatemala?
- Freedom of association score in Guatemala was 5 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2021.
- How does Guatemala rank for freedom of association score?
- Guatemala ranks 58th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.