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social2025

Freedom of expression 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
Denmark
1.0value
Lowest
North Korea
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark1.0value
2Ireland1.0value
3Estonia1.0value
4Belgium1.0value
5Switzerland1.0value
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 (1.0value)

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 ↕
1Denmark1.0value
2Ireland1.0value
3Estonia1.0value
4Belgium1.0value
5Switzerland1.0value
6France1.0value
7Luxembourg1.0value
8Norway1.0value
9Czech Republic0.9value
10Finland0.9value
11Sweden0.9value
12Canada0.9value
13South Korea0.9value
14Latvia0.9value
15Uruguay0.9value
16New Zealand0.9value
17Chile0.9value
18Jamaica0.9value
19Austria0.9value
20Lithuania0.9value
21Poland0.9value
22Costa Rica0.9value
23Australia0.9value
24Germany0.9value
25Barbados0.9value
26Netherlands0.9value
27Brazil0.9value
28Dominican Republic0.9value
29Kenya0.9value
30Portugal0.9value
31Ghana0.9value
32Suriname0.9value
33Trinidad and Tobago0.9value
34Mauritius0.9value
35Seychelles0.9value
36Sri Lanka0.9value
37Honduras0.9value
38Namibia0.9value
39Cape Verde0.9value
40Montenegro0.9value
41Nigeria0.8value
42Vanuatu0.8value
43Japan0.8value
44Iceland0.8value
45Spain0.8value
46Solomon Islands0.8value
47Guatemala0.8value
48Papua New Guinea0.8value
49Taiwan, Province of China0.8value
50Timor-Leste0.8value
51South Africa0.8value
52Liberia0.8value
53United Kingdom0.8value
54Malta0.8value
55Sierra Leone0.8value
56Israel0.8value
57Senegal0.8value
58Republic of The Gambia0.8value
59Nepal0.8value
60Cyprus0.8value
61Panama0.8value
62Colombia0.8value
63Greece0.8value
64Haiti0.8value
65Botswana0.8value
66Sao Tome and Principe0.8value
67Zambia0.8value
68Romania0.8value
69Guyana0.8value
70Mongolia0.8value
71Slovakia0.8value
72Peru0.8value
73Italy0.8value
74Niger0.8value
75Bulgaria0.8value
76Malawi0.8value
77Paraguay0.8value
78Gabon0.7value
79Lebanon0.7value
80Croatia0.7value
81Argentina0.7value
82Armenia0.7value
83United States of America0.7value
84Lesotho0.7value
85Fiji0.7value
86Ecuador0.7value
87Maldives0.7value
88Slovenia0.7value
89Indonesia0.7value
90Georgia0.7value
91Tunisia0.7value
92Bhutan0.7value
93Cote d'Ivoire0.7value
94Bolivia0.7value
95Benin0.7value
96Philippines0.7value
97Albania0.7value
98The Republic of North Macedonia0.7value
99Bosnia and Herzegovina0.7value
100Moldova, Republic of0.7value
101Madagascar0.6value
102Mauritania0.6value
103Mexico0.6value
104Somalia0.6value
105Central African Republic0.6value
106Democratic Republic of the Congo0.6value
107Thailand0.6value
108Malaysia0.6value
109Morocco0.6value
110Togo0.6value
111Iraq0.6value
112Guinea0.6value
113Pakistan0.6value
114Jordan0.6value
115Guinea-Bissau0.6value
116United Republic of Tanzania0.6value
117Libya0.5value
118Cameroon0.5value
119Kuwait0.5value
120Bangladesh0.5value
121Mozambique0.5value
122Comoros0.5value
123Angola0.5value
124Hungary0.5value
125Mali0.5value
126Kyrgyzstan0.5value
127India0.5value
128Uganda0.4value
129Chad0.4value
130Serbia0.4value
131Ukraine0.4value
132Zimbabwe0.4value
133State of Palestine0.4value
134Singapore0.4value
135Republic of the Congo0.4value
136Algeria0.4value
137Syrian Arab Republic0.4value
138El Salvador0.4value
139Djibouti0.3value
140Kazakhstan0.3value
141Sudan0.3value
142Ethiopia0.3value
143Burkina Faso0.3value
144Uzbekistan0.2value
145Hong Kong0.2value
146Yemen0.2value
147Türkiye0.2value
148Egypt0.2value
149Bahrain0.2value
150Rwanda0.2value
151Islamic Republic of Iran0.2value
152Burundi0.2value
153South Sudan0.2value
154Cambodia0.2value
155Oman0.2value
156Venezuela0.1value
157Holy See (Vatican City State)0.1value
158Eswatini0.1value
159Equatorial Guinea0.1value
160Vietnam0.1value
161Saudi Arabia0.1value
162Azerbaijan0.1value
163Russian Federation0.1value
164Cuba0.1value
165United Arab Emirates0.1value
166Qatar0.1value
167People's Republic of China0.0value
168Tajikistan0.0value
169Turkmenistan0.0value
170Lao People's Democratic Republic0.0value
171Myanmar0.0value
172Belarus0.0value
173Eritrea0.0value
174Afghanistan0.0value
175Nicaragua0.0value
176North Korea0.0value
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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