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Freedom of association thick index

· higher is better · 175 countries

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  1. 1Sweden0.93
  2. 2Denmark0.93
  3. 3Japan0.92
  4. 4Costa Rica0.92
  5. 5Iceland0.92
  6. 5Switzerland0.92
  7. 6Spain0.92
  8. 6Norway0.92
  9. 7United States0.91
  10. 8Ireland0.91
  11. 9Estonia0.91
  12. 10Malta0.9
  13. 10Uruguay0.9
  14. 11Belgium0.9
  15. 12Luxembourg0.9
  16. 13Cyprus0.89
  17. 14Taiwan0.89
  18. 15Colombia0.89
  19. 16France0.89
  20. 17Ghana0.89
  21. 17Latvia0.89
  22. 18Mauritius0.89
  23. 18New Zealand0.89
  24. 19Trinidad and Tobago0.88
  25. 19Austria0.88
  26. 20Brazil0.88
  27. 21Suriname0.88
  28. 21Panama0.88
  29. 22Papua New Guinea0.88
  30. 22Jamaica0.88
  31. 22Barbados0.88
  32. 23Australia0.88
  33. 23Dominican Republic0.88
  34. 24Italy0.88
  35. 25Cabo Verde0.87
  36. 25Solomon Islands0.87
  37. 25Portugal0.87
  38. 26Lesotho0.87
  39. 27Czechia0.87
  40. 28Honduras0.87
  41. 29Namibia0.87
  42. 29South Africa0.87
  43. 30Armenia0.87
  44. 31Montenegro0.87
  45. 31Nepal0.87
  46. 31Netherlands0.87
  47. 32Canada0.87
  48. 33Finland0.86
  49. 34Poland0.86
  50. 35Slovenia0.86
  51. 36Chile0.86
  52. 37United Kingdom0.86
  53. 38Sri Lanka0.85
  54. 39Germany0.85
  55. 40Botswana0.85
  56. 41Nigeria0.85
  57. 42Timor-Leste0.84
  58. 43Lithuania0.84
  59. 44Korea, Rep.0.84
  60. 44Argentina0.84
  61. 44Slovak Republic0.84
  62. 45Sierra Leone0.84
  63. 46Guatemala0.83
  64. 47Bulgaria0.83
  65. 47Seychelles0.83
  66. 48Vanuatu0.83
  67. 49Croatia0.82
  68. 49Guyana0.82
  69. 50Madagascar0.81
  70. 51Moldova0.81
  71. 52Liberia0.81
  72. 53Romania0.81
  73. 54Bolivia0.81
  74. 55Greece0.8
  75. 56Paraguay0.8
  76. 57Senegal0.8
  77. 58Bosnia and Herzegovina0.79
  78. 58Kenya0.79
  79. 59Malaysia0.79
  80. 60Albania0.79
  81. 61Maldives0.78
  82. 61Peru0.78
  83. 62Gambia, The0.78
  84. 63North Macedonia0.77
  85. 63Sao Tome and Principe0.77
  86. 64Malawi0.77
  87. 65Israel0.76
  88. 66Zambia0.75
  89. 67Fiji0.72
  90. 68Ecuador0.72
  91. 69Mongolia0.72
  92. 70Lebanon0.72
  93. 71Mexico0.7
  94. 72Philippines0.7
  95. 73Thailand0.66
  96. 74El Salvador0.65
  97. 74Georgia0.65
  98. 75Indonesia0.64
  99. 76Benin0.62
  100. 77Jordan0.62
  101. 77Tanzania0.62
  102. 78Cote d'Ivoire0.62
  103. 79Haiti0.61
  104. 80Angola0.61
  105. 81Bhutan0.61
  106. 81Gabon0.61
  107. 82Hungary0.61
  108. 83Singapore0.59
  109. 84India0.59
  110. 85Iraq0.58
  111. 86Serbia0.58
  112. 87Niger0.57
  113. 88Turkiye0.57
  114. 89Morocco0.55
  115. 90Ukraine0.54
  116. 91Bangladesh0.54
  117. 92Togo0.53
  118. 93Mozambique0.52
  119. 94Guinea-Bissau0.51
  120. 94Comoros0.51
  121. 95Libya0.51
  122. 96Pakistan0.5
  123. 97Congo, Dem. Rep.0.48
  124. 98Tunisia0.48
  125. 99Central African Republic0.46
  126. 100Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.45
  127. 101Congo, Rep.0.43
  128. 102Guinea0.42
  129. 102Zimbabwe0.42
  130. 103Mauritania0.42
  131. 104Chad0.4
  132. 105Djibouti0.39
  133. 106Uganda0.38
  134. 107Ethiopia0.34
  135. 108Kyrgyz Republic0.34
  136. 109Cameroon0.34
  137. 110Mali0.32
  138. 111Burkina Faso0.31
  139. 112Algeria0.3
  140. 113Yemen, Rep.0.29
  141. 114Kazakhstan0.29
  142. 115Sudan0.24
  143. 116Burundi0.23
  144. 117Venezuela, RB0.22
  145. 118Cambodia0.2
  146. 119Hong Kong SAR, China0.18
  147. 120Equatorial Guinea0.17
  148. 121Egypt, Arab Rep.0.16
  149. 121Syrian Arab Republic0.16
  150. 122South Sudan0.15
  151. 123Uzbekistan0.15
  152. 124Rwanda0.14
  153. 125Azerbaijan0.14
  154. 126Bahrain0.14
  155. 127Russian Federation0.12
  156. 128Tajikistan0.11
  157. 129Myanmar0.11
  158. 130Iran, Islamic Rep.0.09
  159. 131Belarus0.07
  160. 131Kuwait0.07
  161. 132Turkmenistan0.06
  162. 133Oman0.05
  163. 134Lao PDR0.05
  164. 135Nicaragua0.04
  165. 136United Arab Emirates0.04
  166. 137Qatar0.04
  167. 138China0.03
  168. 139Saudi Arabia0.03
  169. 140Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.03
  170. 141Viet Nam0.02
  171. 142Eswatini0.02
  172. 142Afghanistan0.02
  173. 142Eritrea0.02
  174. 143Cuba0.02

Freedom of association thick index