Freedom of Association Score in Oman
Oman: Freedom of Association Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Oman, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association score in Oman stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Oman peaked at 4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2013.
Oman ranks 97th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | — |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8, 25% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Oman's 2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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More social development data for Oman
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 133 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (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 133 (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 Oman?
- Freedom of association score in Oman was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2013.
- How does Oman rank for freedom of association score?
- Oman ranks 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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.