Freedom of Association Score in North Korea
North Korea: Freedom of Association Score was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom of Association Score in North Korea, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association score in North Korea is 1, measured 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 North Korea peaked at 1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
That places North Korea 124th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Freedom of Association Score in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 124 Eritrea 1 compare
- 124 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 compare
- 124 Myanmar 1 compare
- 124 Turkmenistan 1 compare
More social development data for North Korea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association score in North Korea?
- Freedom of association score in North Korea was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does North Korea rank for freedom of association score?
- North Korea ranks 124th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Korea 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.