Freedom of Association Score in Pakistan
Pakistan: Freedom of Association Score was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Pakistan, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 3 for freedom of association score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Pakistan peaked at 5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2021.
That places Pakistan 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 75% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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More social development data for Pakistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 90,497 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 90,497 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Pakistan?
- Freedom of association score in Pakistan 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2021.
- How does Pakistan rank for freedom of association score?
- Pakistan ranks 79th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.