Freedom of Association Score in Paraguay
Paraguay: Freedom of Association Score was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Paraguay, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association score in Paraguay stood at 7. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Paraguay peaked at 8 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2025.
Paraguay ranks 37th of 128 countries on this measure, 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 Paraguay, 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 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | -12.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 7 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.67 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More social development data for Paraguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,621 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 162 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 162 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association score in Paraguay?
- Freedom of association score in Paraguay was 7 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2025.
- How does Paraguay rank for freedom of association score?
- Paraguay ranks 37th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.