Freedom of Association Score in Thailand
Thailand: Freedom of Association Score was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Freedom of Association Score in Thailand, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association score in Thailand is 2, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Thailand peaked at 7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2015.
Thailand ranks 97th of 128 countries on this measure, 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 33% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.5, 80% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.67 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.4 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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More social development data for Thailand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 84,017 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (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 327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 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 Thailand?
- Freedom of association score in Thailand 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2015.
- How does Thailand rank for freedom of association score?
- Thailand ranks 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.