Freedom of Association Score in Russia
Russia: Freedom of Association Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Russia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Russia recorded 2 for freedom of association score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Russia peaked at 5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2023.
Russia ranks 97th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | — |
| 2007 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8, 25% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Russia's 2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8, 25% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.33 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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More social development data for Russia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,811 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 99,360 (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 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 99,360 (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 Russia?
- Freedom of association score in Russia 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- How does Russia rank for freedom of association score?
- Russia ranks 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.