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Freedom of association thick index

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•176 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.6value
Median: 0.7value
Countries Covered
176
with available data
Highest
Sweden
0.9value
Lowest
Cuba
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Sweden0.9value
2Denmark0.9value
3Japan0.9value
4Costa Rica0.9value
5Iceland0.9value
By Region
Oceania0.9value(2 countries)
Europe0.8value(32 countries)
South America0.8value(7 countries)
North America0.8value(4 countries)
Africa0.6value(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0value)High (0.9value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6value)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (95)
Asia (27)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Sweden0.9value
2Denmark0.9value
3Japan0.9value
4Costa Rica0.9value
5Iceland0.9value
6Switzerland0.9value
7Norway0.9value
8Spain0.9value
9United States of America0.9value
10Ireland0.9value
11Estonia0.9value
12Malta0.9value
13Uruguay0.9value
14Belgium0.9value
15Luxembourg0.9value
16Cyprus0.9value
17Taiwan, Province of China0.9value
18Colombia0.9value
19France0.9value
20Ghana0.9value
21Latvia0.9value
22Mauritius0.9value
23New Zealand0.9value
24Trinidad and Tobago0.9value
25Austria0.9value
26Brazil0.9value
27Panama0.9value
28Suriname0.9value
29Jamaica0.9value
30Papua New Guinea0.9value
31Barbados0.9value
32Dominican Republic0.9value
33Australia0.9value
34Italy0.9value
35Cape Verde0.9value
36Portugal0.9value
37Solomon Islands0.9value
38Lesotho0.9value
39Czech Republic0.9value
40Honduras0.9value
41Namibia0.9value
42South Africa0.9value
43Armenia0.9value
44Montenegro0.9value
45Nepal0.9value
46Netherlands0.9value
47Canada0.9value
48Finland0.9value
49Poland0.9value
50Slovenia0.9value
51Chile0.9value
52United Kingdom0.9value
53Sri Lanka0.9value
54Germany0.9value
55Botswana0.9value
56Nigeria0.8value
57Timor-Leste0.8value
58Lithuania0.8value
59South Korea0.8value
60Slovakia0.8value
61Argentina0.8value
62Sierra Leone0.8value
63Guatemala0.8value
64Bulgaria0.8value
65Seychelles0.8value
66Vanuatu0.8value
67Croatia0.8value
68Guyana0.8value
69Madagascar0.8value
70Moldova, Republic of0.8value
71Liberia0.8value
72Romania0.8value
73Bolivia0.8value
74Greece0.8value
75Paraguay0.8value
76Senegal0.8value
77Kenya0.8value
78Bosnia and Herzegovina0.8value
79Malaysia0.8value
80Albania0.8value
81Maldives0.8value
82Peru0.8value
83Republic of The Gambia0.8value
84Sao Tome and Principe0.8value
85The Republic of North Macedonia0.8value
86Malawi0.8value
87Israel0.8value
88Zambia0.7value
89Fiji0.7value
90Ecuador0.7value
91Mongolia0.7value
92Lebanon0.7value
93Mexico0.7value
94Philippines0.7value
95Thailand0.7value
96El Salvador0.6value
97Georgia0.6value
98Indonesia0.6value
99Benin0.6value
100Jordan0.6value
101United Republic of Tanzania0.6value
102Cote d'Ivoire0.6value
103Haiti0.6value
104Angola0.6value
105Gabon0.6value
106Bhutan0.6value
107Hungary0.6value
108Singapore0.6value
109India0.6value
110Iraq0.6value
111Serbia0.6value
112Niger0.6value
113Türkiye0.6value
114Morocco0.5value
115Ukraine0.5value
116Bangladesh0.5value
117Togo0.5value
118Mozambique0.5value
119Comoros0.5value
120Guinea-Bissau0.5value
121Libya0.5value
122Pakistan0.5value
123Democratic Republic of the Congo0.5value
124Tunisia0.5value
125Central African Republic0.5value
126Somalia0.4value
127Republic of the Congo0.4value
128Guinea0.4value
129Zimbabwe0.4value
130Mauritania0.4value
131Chad0.4value
132Djibouti0.4value
133Uganda0.4value
134Ethiopia0.3value
135Kyrgyzstan0.3value
136Cameroon0.3value
137Mali0.3value
138Burkina Faso0.3value
139Algeria0.3value
140Yemen0.3value
141Kazakhstan0.3value
142Sudan0.2value
143Burundi0.2value
144Venezuela0.2value
145State of Palestine0.2value
146Cambodia0.2value
147Hong Kong0.2value
148Equatorial Guinea0.2value
149Syrian Arab Republic0.2value
150Egypt0.2value
151South Sudan0.2value
152Uzbekistan0.1value
153Rwanda0.1value
154Azerbaijan0.1value
155Bahrain0.1value
156Russian Federation0.1value
157Tajikistan0.1value
158Myanmar0.1value
159Islamic Republic of Iran0.1value
160Belarus0.1value
161Kuwait0.1value
162Holy See (Vatican City State)0.1value
163Turkmenistan0.1value
164Oman0.0value
165Lao People's Democratic Republic0.0value
166Nicaragua0.0value
167United Arab Emirates0.0value
168Qatar0.0value
169People's Republic of China0.0value
170Saudi Arabia0.0value
171North Korea0.0value
172Vietnam0.0value
173Eritrea0.0value
174Eswatini0.0value
175Afghanistan0.0value
176Cuba0.0value
Showing 176 of 176 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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