Freedom of Association Score in Ukraine
Ukraine: Freedom of Association Score was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom of Association Score in Ukraine, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association score in Ukraine stood at 8.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Ukraine peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2011.
Ukraine ranks 22nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | -37.5% |
| 2013 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | -11.1% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.33 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.6 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 22 Armenia 8 compare
- 22 Bolivia 8 compare
- 22 Botswana 8 compare
- 22 Bulgaria 8 compare
- 22 Ghana 8 compare
- 22 Lesotho 8 compare
- 22 Liberia 8 compare
- 22 Malawi 8 compare
- 22 Mauritius 8 compare
- 22 Namibia 8 compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 8 compare
- 22 Romania 8 compare
- 22 Senegal 8 compare
- 22 South Africa 8 compare
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (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 Ukraine?
- Freedom of association score in Ukraine was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2011.
- How does Ukraine rank for freedom of association score?
- Ukraine ranks 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.