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Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)

0-1 · higher is better · 175 countries

updated 2025
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  1. 1Denmark0.98
  2. 2Ireland0.97
  3. 3Belgium0.97
  4. 3Estonia0.97
  5. 4Switzerland0.97
  6. 5France0.96
  7. 6Luxembourg0.96
  8. 7Norway0.95
  9. 8Czechia0.95
  10. 9Finland0.95
  11. 9Sweden0.95
  12. 10Korea, Rep.0.93
  13. 10Canada0.93
  14. 11Latvia0.93
  15. 12Uruguay0.93
  16. 13New Zealand0.93
  17. 14Chile0.93
  18. 15Jamaica0.92
  19. 16Austria0.92
  20. 17Lithuania0.92
  21. 17Poland0.92
  22. 18Costa Rica0.92
  23. 18Australia0.92
  24. 19Germany0.91
  25. 20Barbados0.91
  26. 21Brazil0.91
  27. 21Netherlands0.91
  28. 22Dominican Republic0.9
  29. 23Kenya0.9
  30. 24Portugal0.9
  31. 25Ghana0.9
  32. 26Suriname0.89
  33. 27Trinidad and Tobago0.89
  34. 28Mauritius0.89
  35. 29Seychelles0.87
  36. 30Sri Lanka0.87
  37. 31Honduras0.86
  38. 32Namibia0.86
  39. 33Cabo Verde0.86
  40. 34Montenegro0.85
  41. 35Nigeria0.85
  42. 36Vanuatu0.85
  43. 37Japan0.85
  44. 38Iceland0.85
  45. 39Spain0.84
  46. 40Solomon Islands0.84
  47. 41Papua New Guinea0.84
  48. 41Guatemala0.84
  49. 42Timor-Leste0.84
  50. 42Taiwan0.84
  51. 43South Africa0.84
  52. 44Liberia0.84
  53. 45United Kingdom0.83
  54. 46Malta0.83
  55. 47Sierra Leone0.82
  56. 48Israel0.82
  57. 49Senegal0.82
  58. 50Gambia, The0.81
  59. 51Nepal0.81
  60. 52Panama0.81
  61. 52Cyprus0.81
  62. 53Colombia0.81
  63. 53Greece0.81
  64. 54Haiti0.8
  65. 55Botswana0.8
  66. 56Sao Tome and Principe0.79
  67. 57Zambia0.78
  68. 58Romania0.78
  69. 59Mongolia0.77
  70. 59Guyana0.77
  71. 60Slovak Republic0.77
  72. 61Peru0.76
  73. 62Niger0.76
  74. 62Italy0.76
  75. 63Bulgaria0.75
  76. 63Malawi0.75
  77. 64Paraguay0.75
  78. 65Gabon0.75
  79. 66Lebanon0.74
  80. 67Croatia0.74
  81. 68Argentina0.74
  82. 69Armenia0.73
  83. 70United States0.73
  84. 71Lesotho0.73
  85. 72Fiji0.72
  86. 73Ecuador0.71
  87. 74Maldives0.7
  88. 75Slovenia0.69
  89. 76Indonesia0.69
  90. 77Georgia0.69
  91. 77Tunisia0.69
  92. 78Bhutan0.68
  93. 79Cote d'Ivoire0.68
  94. 80Bolivia0.68
  95. 81Benin0.68
  96. 81Philippines0.68
  97. 82Albania0.67
  98. 83North Macedonia0.66
  99. 84Bosnia and Herzegovina0.65
  100. 85Moldova0.65
  101. 86Madagascar0.64
  102. 87Mauritania0.63
  103. 88Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.62
  104. 88Mexico0.62
  105. 89Central African Republic0.61
  106. 90Congo, Dem. Rep.0.6
  107. 91Thailand0.59
  108. 92Malaysia0.59
  109. 93Morocco0.58
  110. 93Togo0.58
  111. 94Iraq0.57
  112. 95Guinea0.56
  113. 96Pakistan0.56
  114. 97Jordan0.56
  115. 98Guinea-Bissau0.55
  116. 98Tanzania0.55
  117. 99Libya0.54
  118. 100Kuwait0.53
  119. 100Cameroon0.53
  120. 101Bangladesh0.53
  121. 102Mozambique0.52
  122. 103Comoros0.5
  123. 104Angola0.5
  124. 105Hungary0.49
  125. 106Mali0.49
  126. 107Kyrgyz Republic0.47
  127. 108India0.46
  128. 109Uganda0.43
  129. 110Chad0.43
  130. 111Serbia0.42
  131. 112Ukraine0.42
  132. 113Zimbabwe0.41
  133. 114Singapore0.4
  134. 115Congo, Rep.0.37
  135. 116Algeria0.37
  136. 117Syrian Arab Republic0.36
  137. 118El Salvador0.36
  138. 119Djibouti0.34
  139. 120Kazakhstan0.33
  140. 121Sudan0.29
  141. 122Ethiopia0.29
  142. 123Burkina Faso0.26
  143. 124Uzbekistan0.23
  144. 125Hong Kong SAR, China0.23
  145. 126Yemen, Rep.0.22
  146. 127Turkiye0.18
  147. 127Egypt, Arab Rep.0.18
  148. 128Bahrain0.17
  149. 129Rwanda0.17
  150. 130Iran, Islamic Rep.0.17
  151. 131Burundi0.16
  152. 132South Sudan0.16
  153. 133Cambodia0.15
  154. 134Oman0.15
  155. 135Venezuela, RB0.15
  156. 136Eswatini0.11
  157. 137Equatorial Guinea0.11
  158. 138Viet Nam0.1
  159. 139Saudi Arabia0.09
  160. 139Azerbaijan0.09
  161. 140Russian Federation0.08
  162. 141Cuba0.07
  163. 142United Arab Emirates0.06
  164. 143Qatar0.06
  165. 144China0.05
  166. 145Tajikistan0.04
  167. 146Turkmenistan0.04
  168. 147Lao PDR0.03
  169. 148Myanmar0.03
  170. 149Belarus0.03
  171. 150Eritrea0.02
  172. 151Afghanistan0.02
  173. 152Nicaragua0.02
  174. 153Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.01

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