Associational and organizational rights

scale 0-12, 2013–2018

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    2013 Ranking
    1. Liechtenstein 12.00
    2. Italy 12.00
    3. Denmark 12.00
    4. Switzerland 12.00
    5. Dominica 12.00
    6. Sweden 12.00
    7. Estonia 12.00
    8. Finland 12.00
    9. France 12.00
    10. Spain 12.00
    11. Germany 12.00
    12. Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.00
    13. Hungary 12.00
    14. Iceland 12.00
    15. Ireland 12.00
    16. Slovenia 12.00
    17. Croatia 12.00
    18. Slovakia 12.00
    19. Kiribati 12.00
    20. Latvia 12.00
    21. Luxembourg 12.00
    22. San Marino 12.00
    23. Malta 12.00
    24. Mauritius 12.00
    25. Monaco 12.00
    26. Namibia 12.00
    27. Netherlands 12.00
    28. New Zealand 12.00
    29. Norway 12.00
    30. Poland 12.00
    31. Portugal 12.00
    32. Czech Republic 12.00
    33. Saint Lucia 12.00
    34. Belgium 12.00
    35. United Kingdom 12.00
    36. Tuvalu 12.00
    37. Australia 12.00
    38. Austria 12.00
    39. Benin 12.00
    40. Uruguay 12.00
    41. Bahamas 12.00
    42. Barbados 12.00
    43. Andorra 11.00
    44. South Korea 11.00
    45. South Africa 11.00
    46. India 11.00
    47. Israel 11.00
    48. Belize 11.00
    49. Lithuania 11.00
    50. Saint Vincent and Grenadines 11.00
    51. Greece 11.00
    52. United States 11.00
    53. Marshall Islands 11.00
    54. Micronesia 11.00
    55. Mongolia 11.00
    56. Nauru 11.00
    57. Palau 11.00
    58. Argentina 11.00
    59. Grenada 11.00
    60. Vanuatu 11.00
    61. Ghana 11.00
    62. Taiwan 11.00
    63. Trinidad and Tobago 11.00
    64. Chile 11.00
    65. Romania 11.00
    66. Bulgaria 11.00
    67. Canada 11.00
    68. Cyprus 11.00
    69. Cape Verde 11.00
    70. Suriname 11.00
    71. Costa Rica 11.00
    72. Senegal 10.00
    73. Dominican Republic 10.00
    74. Japan 10.00
    75. Samoa 10.00
    76. Saint Thomas and Principe 10.00
    77. Puerto Rico 10.00
    78. Serbia 10.00
    79. Montenegro 10.00
    80. Bolivia 10.00
    81. Panama 10.00
    82. Brazil 10.00
    83. Botswana 10.00
    84. Papua New Guinea 9.00
    85. Antigua and Barbuda 9.00
    86. Northern Cyprus 9.00
    87. Hong Kong 9.00
    88. Seychelles 9.00
    89. Jamaica 9.00
    90. Guyana 9.00
    91. Indonesia 9.00
    92. Solomon Islands 9.00
    93. Niger 8.00
    94. Philippines 8.00
    95. Ukraine 8.00
    96. Peru 8.00
    97. Moldova 8.00
    98. Mexico 8.00
    99. El Salvador 8.00
    100. Burkina Faso 8.00
    101. Sierra Leone 8.00
    102. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 8.00
    103. Paraguay 8.00
    104. Albania 8.00
    105. Kenya 8.00
    106. Tonga 8.00
    107. Tunisia 8.00
    108. Liberia 8.00
    109. Lebanon 7.00
    110. Georgia 7.00
    111. Nigeria 7.00
    112. Bangladesh 7.00
    113. Pakistan 7.00
    114. Guatemala 7.00
    115. Zambia 7.00
    116. Timor Leste 7.00
    117. Madagascar 7.00
    118. Lesotho 7.00
    119. Mozambique 7.00
    120. Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.00
    121. Maldives 7.00
    122. Malawi 7.00
    123. Ecuador 7.00
    124. Turkey 7.00
    125. Tanzania 7.00
    126. Togo 6.00
    127. Nicaragua 6.00
    128. Nepal 6.00
    129. Armenia 6.00
    130. Morocco 6.00
    131. Libya 6.00
    132. Honduras 6.00
    133. Guinea 6.00
    134. Sri Lanka 6.00
    135. Congo (Brazzaville) 6.00
    136. Comoros 6.00
    137. Thailand 6.00
    138. Kosovo 6.00
    139. Somaliland 5.00
    140. Afghanistan 5.00
    141. Haiti 5.00
    142. Guinea Bissau 5.00
    143. Algeria 5.00
    144. Colombia 5.00
    145. Malaysia 5.00
    146. Kyrgyzstan 5.00
    147. Egypt 5.00
    148. Ivory Coast 5.00
    149. Tajikistan 4.00
    150. Burundi 4.00
    151. Russia 4.00
    152. Burma (Myanmar) 4.00
    153. Uganda 4.00
    154. Gabon 4.00
    155. Gambia 4.00
    156. South Sudan 4.00
    157. Chad 4.00
    158. Central African Republic 4.00
    159. Iraq 4.00
    160. Angola 4.00
    161. Singapore 4.00
    162. Venezuela 4.00
    163. Kuwait 4.00
    164. Mali 4.00
    165. Mauritania 4.00
    166. Bhutan 3.00
    167. Brunei 3.00
    168. Yemen 3.00
    169. Cambodia 3.00
    170. Zimbabwe 3.00
    171. Djibouti 3.00
    172. Cameroon 3.00
    173. Jordan 3.00
    174. Congo (Kinshasa) 3.00
    175. Swaziland 3.00
    176. Fiji 3.00
    177. Oman 3.00
    178. Kazakhstan 3.00
    179. China 3.00
    180. Qatar 2.00
    181. Rwanda 2.00
    182. Azerbaijan 2.00
    183. Bahrain 2.00
    184. United Arab Emirates 2.00
    185. Vietnam 1.00
    186. Iran 1.00
    187. Sudan 1.00
    188. Belarus 1.00
    2018 Ranking
    1. Liechtenstein 12.00
    2. Luxembourg 12.00
    3. New Zealand 12.00
    4. Iceland 12.00
    5. Netherlands 12.00
    6. Namibia 12.00
    7. Monaco 12.00
    8. Croatia 12.00
    9. Cyprus 12.00
    10. Czech Republic 12.00
    11. Denmark 12.00
    12. Mauritius 12.00
    13. Malta 12.00
    14. Estonia 12.00
    15. Tuvalu 12.00
    16. Latvia 12.00
    17. Finland 12.00
    18. South Africa 12.00
    19. Germany 12.00
    20. Greece 12.00
    21. Kiribati 12.00
    22. Japan 12.00
    23. Italy 12.00
    24. Switzerland 12.00
    25. Sweden 12.00
    26. Ireland 12.00
    27. Canada 12.00
    28. Chile 12.00
    29. Norway 12.00
    30. United Kingdom 12.00
    31. San Marino 12.00
    32. Saint Vincent and Grenadines 12.00
    33. Australia 12.00
    34. Austria 12.00
    35. Bahamas 12.00
    36. Uruguay 12.00
    37. Barbados 12.00
    38. Slovenia 12.00
    39. Belgium 12.00
    40. Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.00
    41. Benin 12.00
    42. Saint Lucia 12.00
    43. Slovakia 12.00
    44. Portugal 12.00
    45. Romania 11.00
    46. Vanuatu 11.00
    47. Andorra 11.00
    48. Northern Cyprus 11.00
    49. Argentina 11.00
    50. Spain 11.00
    51. Palau 11.00
    52. Grenada 11.00
    53. Cape Verde 11.00
    54. Ghana 11.00
    55. Trinidad and Tobago 11.00
    56. South Korea 11.00
    57. Taiwan 11.00
    58. Costa Rica 11.00
    59. France 11.00
    60. Bulgaria 11.00
    61. Panama 11.00
    62. Lithuania 11.00
    63. Marshall Islands 11.00
    64. Dominica 11.00
    65. Mongolia 11.00
    66. Micronesia 11.00
    67. Suriname 11.00
    68. Saint Thomas and Principe 10.00
    69. Poland 10.00
    70. Samoa 10.00
    71. Senegal 10.00
    72. Serbia 10.00
    73. India 10.00
    74. Hungary 10.00
    75. United States 10.00
    76. Guyana 10.00
    77. Belize 10.00
    78. Botswana 10.00
    79. Brazil 10.00
    80. Dominican Republic 10.00
    81. Burkina Faso 9.00
    82. Seychelles 9.00
    83. Albania 9.00
    84. Montenegro 9.00
    85. Nauru 9.00
    86. Tonga 9.00
    87. Tunisia 9.00
    88. Solomon Islands 9.00
    89. Ukraine 9.00
    90. Papua New Guinea 9.00
    91. Bolivia 9.00
    92. Jamaica 9.00
    93. Israel 9.00
    94. Antigua and Barbuda 9.00
    95. Paraguay 8.00
    96. Philippines 8.00
    97. Timor Leste 8.00
    98. Peru 8.00
    99. Moldova 8.00
    100. Malawi 8.00
    101. El Salvador 8.00
    102. Hong Kong 8.00
    103. Ivory Coast 8.00
    104. Sri Lanka 8.00
    105. Georgia 8.00
    106. Liberia 8.00
    107. Lebanon 8.00
    108. Indonesia 8.00
    109. Madagascar 8.00
    110. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 8.00
    111. Lesotho 7.00
    112. Zambia 7.00
    113. Sierra Leone 7.00
    114. Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.00
    115. Ecuador 7.00
    116. Kenya 7.00
    117. Nigeria 7.00
    118. Mexico 7.00
    119. Comoros 7.00
    120. Mozambique 7.00
    121. Togo 6.00
    122. Iraq 6.00
    123. Armenia 6.00
    124. Mali 6.00
    125. Guinea Bissau 6.00
    126. Nepal 6.00
    127. Guatemala 6.00
    128. Kosovo 6.00
    129. Fiji 6.00
    130. Pakistan 6.00
    131. Burma (Myanmar) 6.00
    132. Niger 6.00
    133. Malaysia 6.00
    134. Tanzania 6.00
    135. Gambia 5.00
    136. Maldives 5.00
    137. Algeria 5.00
    138. Nicaragua 5.00
    139. Bangladesh 5.00
    140. Congo (Brazzaville) 5.00
    141. Colombia 5.00
    142. Somaliland 5.00
    143. Guinea 5.00
    144. Morocco 5.00
    145. Singapore 4.00
    146. Uganda 4.00
    147. Thailand 4.00
    148. Afghanistan 4.00
    149. Zimbabwe 4.00
    150. Haiti 4.00
    151. Mauritania 4.00
    152. Bhutan 4.00
    153. Kyrgyzstan 4.00
    154. Kuwait 4.00
    155. Chad 4.00
    156. Honduras 4.00
    157. Angola 3.00
    158. Yemen 3.00
    159. Belarus 3.00
    160. Brunei 3.00
    161. Cambodia 3.00
    162. Turkey 3.00
    163. China 3.00
    164. Russia 3.00
    165. Djibouti 3.00
    166. Gabon 3.00
    167. Oman 3.00
    168. Jordan 3.00
    169. Burundi 2.00
    170. Qatar 2.00
    171. Venezuela 2.00
    172. Somalia 2.00
    173. Libya 2.00
    174. United Arab Emirates 2.00
    175. Tajikistan 2.00
    176. South Sudan 2.00
    177. Congo (Kinshasa) 2.00
    178. Cameroon 2.00
    179. Swaziland 2.00
    180. Egypt 2.00
    181. Rwanda 2.00
    182. Kazakhstan 1.00
    183. Central African Republic 1.00
    184. Sudan 1.00
    185. Iran 1.00
    186. Bahrain 1.00
    187. Uzbekistan 1.00
    188. Azerbaijan 1.00
    189. Vietnam 1.00

    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