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Freedom of association (thick)

0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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  1. 1Sweden0.93
  2. 2Denmark0.93
  3. 3Japan0.92
  4. 4Costa Rica0.92
  5. 5Switzerland0.92
  6. 5Iceland0.92
  7. 6Norway0.92
  8. 6Spain0.92
  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. 17Latvia0.89
  21. 17Ghana0.89
  22. 18New Zealand0.89
  23. 18Mauritius0.89
  24. 19Austria0.88
  25. 19Trinidad and Tobago0.88
  26. 20Brazil0.88
  27. 21Suriname0.88
  28. 21Panama0.88
  29. 22Barbados0.88
  30. 22Jamaica0.88
  31. 22Papua New Guinea0.88
  32. 23Dominican Republic0.88
  33. 23Australia0.88
  34. 24Italy0.88
  35. 25Portugal0.87
  36. 25Solomon Islands0.87
  37. 25Cabo Verde0.87
  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. 44Argentina0.84
  60. 44Korea, Rep.0.84
  61. 44Slovak Republic0.84
  62. 45Kosovo0.84
  63. 46Sierra Leone0.84
  64. 47Guatemala0.83
  65. 48Bulgaria0.83
  66. 48Seychelles0.83
  67. 49Vanuatu0.83
  68. 50Croatia0.82
  69. 50Guyana0.82
  70. 51Madagascar0.81
  71. 52Moldova0.81
  72. 53Liberia0.81
  73. 54Romania0.81
  74. 55Bolivia0.81
  75. 56Greece0.8
  76. 57Paraguay0.8
  77. 58Senegal0.8
  78. 59Bosnia and Herzegovina0.79
  79. 59Kenya0.79
  80. 60Malaysia0.79
  81. 61Albania0.79
  82. 62Maldives0.78
  83. 62Peru0.78
  84. 63Gambia, The0.78
  85. 64North Macedonia0.77
  86. 64Sao Tome and Principe0.77
  87. 65Malawi0.77
  88. 66Israel0.76
  89. 67Zambia0.75
  90. 68Fiji0.72
  91. 69Ecuador0.72
  92. 70Mongolia0.72
  93. 71Lebanon0.72
  94. 72Mexico0.7
  95. 73Philippines0.7
  96. 74Thailand0.66
  97. 75El Salvador0.65
  98. 75Georgia0.65
  99. 76Indonesia0.64
  100. 77Benin0.62
  101. 78Jordan0.62
  102. 78Tanzania0.62
  103. 79Cote d'Ivoire0.62
  104. 80Haiti0.61
  105. 81Angola0.61
  106. 82Gabon0.61
  107. 82Bhutan0.61
  108. 83Hungary0.61
  109. 84Singapore0.59
  110. 85India0.59
  111. 86Iraq0.58
  112. 87Serbia0.58
  113. 88Niger0.57
  114. 89Turkiye0.57
  115. 90Morocco0.55
  116. 91Ukraine0.54
  117. 92Bangladesh0.54
  118. 93Togo0.53
  119. 94Mozambique0.52
  120. 95Comoros0.51
  121. 95Guinea-Bissau0.51
  122. 96Libya0.51
  123. 97Pakistan0.5
  124. 98Congo, Dem. Rep.0.48
  125. 99Tunisia0.48
  126. 100Central African Republic0.46
  127. 101Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.45
  128. 102Congo, Rep.0.43
  129. 103Guinea0.42
  130. 103Zimbabwe0.42
  131. 104Mauritania0.42
  132. 105Chad0.4
  133. 106Djibouti0.39
  134. 107Uganda0.38
  135. 108West Bank and Gaza0.35
  136. 109Ethiopia0.34
  137. 110Kyrgyz Republic0.34
  138. 111Cameroon0.34
  139. 112Mali0.32
  140. 113Burkina Faso0.31
  141. 114Algeria0.3
  142. 115Yemen, Rep.0.29
  143. 116Kazakhstan0.29
  144. 117Sudan0.24
  145. 118Burundi0.23
  146. 119Venezuela, RB0.22
  147. 120Cambodia0.2
  148. 121Hong Kong SAR, China0.18
  149. 122Equatorial Guinea0.17
  150. 123Egypt, Arab Rep.0.16
  151. 123Syrian Arab Republic0.16
  152. 124South Sudan0.15
  153. 125Uzbekistan0.15
  154. 126Rwanda0.14
  155. 127Azerbaijan0.14
  156. 128Bahrain0.14
  157. 129Russian Federation0.12
  158. 130Tajikistan0.11
  159. 131Myanmar0.11
  160. 132Iran, Islamic Rep.0.09
  161. 133Kuwait0.07
  162. 133Belarus0.07
  163. 134Turkmenistan0.06
  164. 135Oman0.05
  165. 136Lao PDR0.05
  166. 137Nicaragua0.04
  167. 138United Arab Emirates0.04
  168. 139Qatar0.04
  169. 140China0.03
  170. 141Saudi Arabia0.03
  171. 142Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.03
  172. 143Viet Nam0.02
  173. 144Eswatini0.02
  174. 144Eritrea0.02
  175. 144Afghanistan0.02
  176. 145Cuba0.02

Freedom of association (thick)