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Freedom of expression Index (IDEA)
Gapminder
Percent
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172 countries · 1975–2025
·
Data 2025 · Status unspecified
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2025
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Finland
91.9
2
Ireland
89.4
3
Chile
89.3
4
New Zealand
87
5
Switzerland
84.1
6
Czechia
83.3
7
Belgium
83.2
8
Latvia
82.8
9
Jamaica
82.8
10
Costa Rica
82.6
11
Luxembourg
82.5
12
Estonia
81.6
13
Barbados
80.2
14
Uruguay
80.1
15
Poland
79.5
16
Austria
79
17
Dominican Republic
78.7
18
Spain
78.4
19
Iceland
78.4
20
Vanuatu
78.1
21
Taiwan
77.8
22
France
77.3
23
Denmark
75.4
24
Cabo Verde
75.3
25
Suriname
75.2
26
Panama
74.8
27
Canada
74.5
28
Italy
74.2
29
Sweden
74.1
30
Trinidad and Tobago
74
31
Mauritius
73.1
32
Korea, Rep.
73
33
Japan
72.9
34
Netherlands
72.8
35
Namibia
72.1
36
Liberia
71.9
37
Romania
71.5
38
Norway
70.5
39
Australia
70.2
40
Greece
69.6
41
Timor-Leste
68.9
42
Malta
68.7
43
Slovenia
68.4
44
Cyprus
67.6
45
United Kingdom
67.6
46
Bulgaria
67.5
47
Ghana
67.4
48
Solomon Islands
67
49
South Africa
66.5
50
Brazil
66.5
51
Germany
66.2
52
Montenegro
66.1
53
Papua New Guinea
65.9
54
Lithuania
65.8
55
Argentina
65.1
56
Guyana
65.1
57
Lesotho
65.1
58
Sierra Leone
64.1
59
Nepal
63.4
60
Albania
63.4
61
Gabon
63.3
62
Nigeria
63.3
63
Kenya
63.2
64
Gambia, The
63
65
Senegal
62.9
66
Benin
62.1
67
United States
61.9
68
Armenia
61.7
69
Slovak Republic
61.6
70
Bolivia
61.1
71
Moldova
61
72
Israel
60.6
73
Botswana
60.6
74
Portugal
60.3
75
Croatia
60
76
Mongolia
59.3
77
Paraguay
59.3
78
Malawi
58.8
79
North Macedonia
58.2
80
Fiji
58
81
Hungary
58
82
Sri Lanka
57.8
83
Ecuador
57.6
84
Mexico
56.8
85
Guatemala
56.7
86
Peru
56.4
87
Zambia
56.1
88
Colombia
55.8
89
Honduras
55.2
90
Haiti
54.1
91
Serbia
53.1
92
Bhutan
52.9
93
Niger
52.6
94
Lebanon
52.6
95
Bosnia and Herzegovina
52.4
96
Malaysia
51.2
97
Tanzania
50.4
98
Cote d'Ivoire
50.2
99
Philippines
49.8
100
Madagascar
49.1
101
Angola
48.3
102
Kyrgyz Republic
47.6
103
Tunisia
47.6
104
Singapore
47.2
105
India
46.4
106
Ukraine
45.9
107
Georgia
45.8
108
Jordan
45.2
109
Guinea-Bissau
45.1
110
Morocco
45.1
111
Maldives
45
112
Congo, Dem. Rep.
44.5
113
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
44.1
114
Indonesia
44
115
Mauritania
43.8
116
Bangladesh
43.7
117
Cameroon
41.8
118
Mozambique
41.7
119
Algeria
41.1
120
Pakistan
41.1
121
Djibouti
40.7
122
Uganda
40.2
123
West Bank and Gaza
39.5
124
Iraq
38.8
125
Thailand
38.4
126
Central African Republic
38
127
El Salvador
37.2
128
Kazakhstan
37.2
129
Kuwait
37
130
Comoros
37
131
Togo
36.6
132
Chad
36.1
133
Cambodia
34.8
134
Guinea
34.7
135
Syrian Arab Republic
33.7
136
Oman
32.9
137
Mali
32.3
138
Uzbekistan
32.3
139
Zimbabwe
32.1
140
Libya
30.7
141
Burkina Faso
30.6
142
United Arab Emirates
30.6
143
Ethiopia
29.4
144
Sudan
28.5
145
Azerbaijan
28.4
146
Yemen, Rep.
28
147
Congo, Rep.
27.7
148
Viet Nam
27.1
149
Qatar
25.8
150
Turkiye
25.7
151
Bahrain
24.6
152
Rwanda
24.4
153
Egypt, Arab Rep.
23.9
154
Equatorial Guinea
23.2
155
Iran, Islamic Rep.
22.3
156
Saudi Arabia
21.7
157
Russian Federation
21
158
Burundi
20.7
159
Venezuela, RB
20.5
160
South Sudan
18.7
161
Eswatini
17.7
162
Lao PDR
17.2
163
Cuba
15.4
164
Nicaragua
13.6
165
Turkmenistan
12.8
166
China
12.2
167
Tajikistan
11.5
168
Myanmar
8.3
169
Belarus
5.9
170
Eritrea
5.4
171
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
0
172
Afghanistan
0
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