Associational and organizational rights

scale 0-12, 2013–2018

Info Edit
Country201320142015201620172018
Afghanistan5.004.004.004.004.004.00
Albania8.009.009.009.009.009.00
Algeria5.005.004.005.005.005.00
Andorra11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Angola4.004.004.003.003.003.00
Antigua and Barbuda9.009.009.009.009.009.00
Argentina11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Armenia6.006.006.006.006.006.00
Australia12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Austria12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Azerbaijan2.002.001.001.001.001.00
Bahamas12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Bahrain2.001.001.001.001.001.00
Bangladesh7.006.006.006.006.005.00
Barbados12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Belarus1.001.001.001.003.003.00
Belgium12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Belize11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0010.00
Benin12.0011.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Bhutan3.004.004.004.004.004.00
Bolivia10.009.009.009.009.009.00
Bosnia and Herzegovina7.007.007.007.007.007.00
Botswana10.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.00
Brazil10.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.00
Brunei3.003.003.003.003.003.00
Bulgaria11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Burkina Faso8.008.008.008.009.009.00
Burma (Myanmar)4.004.004.004.005.006.00
Burundi4.004.003.002.002.002.00
Cambodia3.003.003.003.003.003.00
Cameroon3.003.003.003.003.002.00
Canada11.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Cape Verde11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Central African Republic4.001.001.001.001.001.00
Chad4.004.004.005.004.004.00
Chile11.0011.0011.0012.0012.0012.00
China3.003.003.003.003.003.00
Colombia5.005.005.005.005.005.00
Comoros6.006.006.007.007.007.00
Congo (Brazzaville)6.006.006.006.006.005.00
Congo (Kinshasa)3.003.003.003.003.002.00
Costa Rica11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Croatia12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Cyprus11.0011.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Czech Republic12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Denmark12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Djibouti3.003.003.003.003.003.00
Dominica12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0011.00
Dominican Republic10.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.00
Ecuador7.007.007.007.006.007.00
Egypt5.004.004.004.004.002.00
El Salvador8.008.008.008.008.008.00
Estonia12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Fiji3.003.004.005.005.006.00
Finland12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
France12.0012.0012.0011.0011.0011.00
Gabon4.004.004.004.004.003.00
Gambia4.003.003.003.002.005.00
Georgia7.008.008.008.008.008.00
Germany12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Ghana11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Greece11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0012.00
Grenada11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Guatemala7.006.006.006.006.006.00
Guinea6.006.006.005.005.005.00
Guinea Bissau5.005.005.005.005.006.00
Guyana9.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.00
Haiti5.005.004.004.004.004.00
Honduras6.006.006.005.005.004.00
Hong Kong9.009.008.008.008.008.00
Hungary12.0012.0011.0011.0011.0010.00
Iceland12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
India11.0011.0011.0010.0010.0010.00
Indonesia9.008.008.008.008.008.00
Iran1.001.001.001.001.001.00
Iraq4.004.004.006.006.006.00
Ireland12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Israel11.0011.0010.0010.0010.009.00
Italy12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Ivory Coast5.007.007.007.008.008.00
Jamaica9.009.009.009.009.009.00
Japan10.0011.0011.0012.0012.0012.00
Jordan3.003.004.004.004.003.00
Kazakhstan3.003.002.002.001.001.00
Kenya8.007.006.006.007.007.00
Kiribati12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Kosovo6.006.006.006.006.006.00
Kuwait4.004.004.004.004.004.00
Kyrgyzstan5.005.004.004.004.004.00
Latvia12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Lebanon7.007.007.007.007.008.00
Lesotho7.007.007.007.007.007.00
Liberia8.008.007.008.008.008.00
Libya6.005.003.003.002.002.00
Liechtenstein12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Lithuania11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Luxembourg12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.)8.008.008.008.008.008.00
Madagascar7.007.008.008.008.008.00
Malawi7.007.007.008.008.008.00
Malaysia5.006.006.006.005.006.00
Maldives7.007.007.005.005.005.00
Mali4.006.006.006.006.006.00
Malta12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Marshall Islands11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Mauritania4.004.004.004.004.004.00
Mauritius12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Mexico8.008.008.008.008.007.00
Micronesia11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Moldova8.008.008.008.008.008.00
Monaco12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Mongolia11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Montenegro10.0010.0010.009.009.009.00
Morocco6.006.006.005.006.005.00
Mozambique7.007.007.007.007.007.00
Namibia12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Nauru11.0011.0011.0010.009.009.00
Nepal6.006.006.005.005.006.00
Netherlands12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
New Zealand12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Nicaragua6.006.006.006.005.005.00
Niger8.008.008.006.006.006.00
Nigeria7.007.007.007.007.007.00
Northern Cyprus9.009.009.009.0011.0011.00
Norway12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Oman3.003.003.003.003.003.00
Pakistan7.006.007.006.006.006.00
Palau11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Panama10.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Papua New Guinea9.009.009.009.009.009.00
Paraguay8.008.008.008.008.008.00
Peru8.008.008.008.008.008.00
Philippines8.008.008.009.008.008.00
Poland12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0010.00
Portugal12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Puerto Rico10.0010.0010.0011.00
Qatar2.002.002.002.002.002.00
Romania11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Russia4.004.004.003.003.003.00
Rwanda2.002.002.002.002.002.00
Saint Kitts and Nevis12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Saint Lucia12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Saint Thomas and Principe10.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.00
Saint Vincent and Grenadines11.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Samoa10.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.00
San Marino12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Senegal10.0011.0010.0010.0010.0010.00
Serbia10.0010.0011.0011.0010.0010.00
Seychelles9.009.009.009.009.009.00
Sierra Leone8.007.007.007.007.007.00
Singapore4.004.004.004.004.004.00
Slovakia12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Slovenia12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Solomon Islands9.009.009.009.009.009.00
Somalia1.002.00
Somaliland5.005.005.005.005.005.00
South Africa11.0012.0012.0012.0011.0012.00
South Korea11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
South Sudan4.003.003.003.002.002.00
Spain12.0012.0012.0011.0011.0011.00
Sri Lanka6.006.006.008.008.008.00
Sudan1.001.001.001.001.001.00
Suriname11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Swaziland3.002.002.002.002.002.00
Sweden12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Switzerland12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Taiwan11.0011.0010.0011.0011.0011.00
Tajikistan4.004.003.003.002.002.00
Tanzania7.007.007.006.006.006.00
Thailand6.006.004.004.004.004.00
Timor Leste7.007.008.008.008.008.00
Togo6.006.006.007.007.006.00
Tonga8.008.008.008.009.009.00
Trinidad and Tobago11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Tunisia8.009.0010.009.009.009.00
Turkey7.006.005.006.003.003.00
Tuvalu12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Uganda4.004.004.004.004.004.00
Ukraine8.008.009.009.009.009.00
United Arab Emirates2.002.002.002.002.002.00
United Kingdom12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
United States11.0011.0011.0011.0010.0010.00
Uruguay12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00
Uzbekistan1.00
Vanuatu11.0011.0011.0011.0011.0011.00
Venezuela4.004.003.003.003.002.00
Vietnam1.001.001.001.001.001.00
Yemen3.003.003.003.003.003.00
Zambia7.007.007.007.007.007.00
Zimbabwe3.003.003.004.004.004.00

Is there freedom of assembly, demonstration, and open public discussion? Is there freedom for nongovernmental organizations? (Note: This includes civic organizations, interest groups, foundations, etc.) Are there free trade unions and peasant organizations or equivalents, and is there effective collective bargaining? Are there free professional and other private organizations?

Source: Freedom House