Freedom of Association Score in Madagascar
Madagascar: Freedom of Association Score was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Madagascar, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association score in Madagascar stood at 3. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Madagascar peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2025.
That places Madagascar 79th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | -25.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar'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 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.2 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.67 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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More social development data for Madagascar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 87 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (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 637 (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 Madagascar?
- Freedom of association score in Madagascar 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for freedom of association score?
- Madagascar ranks 79th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.