Freedom of Association Score in Myanmar
Myanmar: Freedom of Association Score was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Freedom of Association Score in Myanmar, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association score in Myanmar is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Myanmar peaked at 5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
That places Myanmar 124th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Freedom of Association Score in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | -50.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 25% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.5, 40% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.8 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 124 Eritrea 1 compare
- 124 Laos 1 compare
- 124 North Korea 1 compare
- 124 Turkmenistan 1 compare
More social development data for Myanmar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (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 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (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 15.27 % change on previous year (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 Myanmar?
- Freedom of association score in Myanmar 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Myanmar rank for freedom of association score?
- Myanmar ranks 124th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.