Freedom of Association Score in Mongolia
Mongolia: Freedom of Association Score was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom of Association Score in Mongolia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association score in Mongolia stood at 9. 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 Mongolia peaked at 9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2005.
That places Mongolia 14th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.5, 3.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.6 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 14 Argentina 9 compare
- 14 Brazil 9 compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 9 compare
- 14 Moldova 9 compare
- 14 Montenegro 9 compare
- 14 North Macedonia 9 compare
- 14 Poland 9 compare
More social development data for Mongolia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (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 Mongolia?
- Freedom of association score in Mongolia was 9 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2015.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
- How does Mongolia rank for freedom of association score?
- Mongolia ranks 14th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.