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Freedom of Expression Index by Country

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Denmark leads this board.

Denmark

0.98

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Ireland

0.97

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Belgium

0.97

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Denmark

100%

0.98

Ireland

99%

0.97

Belgium

99%

0.97

Estonia

98%

0.97

Switzerland

98%

0.97

France

97%

0.96

Luxembourg

97%

0.96

Norway

96%

0.95

Czechia

95%

0.95

#10

Finland

95%

0.95

#11

Sweden

94%

0.95

#12

Canada

94%

0.93

#13

South Korea

93%

0.93

#14

Latvia

93%

0.93

#15

Uruguay

92%

0.93

#16

New Zealand

91%

0.93

#17

Chile

91%

0.93

#18

Jamaica

90%

0.92

#19

Austria

90%

0.92

#20

Lithuania

89%

0.92

#21

Poland

89%

0.92

#22

Australia

88%

0.92

#23

Costa Rica

87%

0.92

#24

Germany

87%

0.91

#25

Barbados

86%

0.91

#26

Brazil

86%

0.91

#27

Netherlands

85%

0.91

#28

Dominican Republic

85%

0.90

#29

Kenya

84%

0.90

#30

Portugal

83%

0.90

#31

Ghana

83%

0.90

#32

Suriname

82%

0.89

#33

Trinidad and Tobago

82%

0.89

#34

Mauritius

81%

0.89

#35

Seychelles

81%

0.87

#36

Sri Lanka

80%

0.87

#37

Honduras

79%

0.86

#38

Namibia

79%

0.86

#39

Cabo Verde

78%

0.86

#40

Montenegro

78%

0.85

#41

Nigeria

77%

0.85

#42

Vanuatu

77%

0.85

#43

Japan

76%

0.85

#44

Iceland

75%

0.85

#45

Spain

75%

0.84

#46

Solomon Islands

74%

0.84

#47

Guatemala

74%

0.84

#48

Papua New Guinea

73%

0.84

#49

Timor-Leste

73%

0.84

#50

Taiwan

72%

0.84

#51

South Africa

71%

0.84

#52

Liberia

71%

0.84

#53

United Kingdom

70%

0.83

#54

Malta

70%

0.83

#55

Sierra Leone

69%

0.82

#56

Israel

69%

0.82

#57

Senegal

68%

0.82

#58

Gambia

67%

0.81

#59

Nepal

67%

0.81

#60

Cyprus

66%

0.81

#61

Panama

66%

0.81

#62

Colombia

65%

0.81

#63

Greece

65%

0.81

#64

Haiti

64%

0.80

#65

Botswana

63%

0.80

#66

Sao Tome and Principe

63%

0.79

#67

Zambia

62%

0.78

#68

Romania

62%

0.78

#69

Guyana

61%

0.77

#70

Mongolia

61%

0.77

#71

Slovakia

60%

0.77

#72

Peru

59%

0.76

#73

Italy

59%

0.76

#74

Niger

58%

0.76

#75

Bulgaria

58%

0.75

#76

Malawi

57%

0.75

#77

Paraguay

57%

0.75

#78

Gabon

56%

0.75

#79

Lebanon

55%

0.74

#80

Croatia

55%

0.74

#81

Argentina

54%

0.74

#82

Armenia

54%

0.73

#83

United States

53%

0.73

#84

Lesotho

53%

0.73

#85

Fiji

52%

0.72

#86

Ecuador

51%

0.71

#87

Maldives

51%

0.69

#88

Slovenia

50%

0.69

#89

Indonesia

50%

0.69

#90

Georgia

49%

0.69

#91

Tunisia

49%

0.69

#92

Bhutan

48%

0.68

#93

Côte d'Ivoire

47%

0.68

#94

Bolivia

47%

0.68

#95

Benin

46%

0.68

#96

Philippines

46%

0.68

#97

Albania

45%

0.67

#98

North Macedonia

45%

0.66

#99

Bosnia and Herzegovina

44%

0.65

#100

Moldova

43%

0.65

#101

Madagascar

43%

0.64

#102

Mauritania

42%

0.63

#103

Mexico

42%

0.62

#104

Somalia

41%

0.62

#105

Central African Republic

41%

0.61

#106

Congo, Democratic Republic

40%

0.60

#107

Thailand

39%

0.59

#108

Malaysia

39%

0.59

#109

Morocco

38%

0.58

#110

Togo

38%

0.58

#111

Iraq

37%

0.57

#112

Guinea

37%

0.56

#113

Pakistan

36%

0.56

#114

Jordan

35%

0.56

#115

Guinea-Bissau

35%

0.55

#116

Tanzania

34%

0.55

#117

Libya

34%

0.54

#118

Cameroon

33%

0.53

#119

Kuwait

33%

0.53

#120

Bangladesh

32%

0.53

#121

Mozambique

31%

0.52

#122

Comoros

31%

0.50

#123

Angola

30%

0.50

#124

Hungary

30%

0.49

#125

Mali

29%

0.49

#126

Kyrgyzstan

29%

0.47

#127

India

28%

0.46

#128

Uganda

27%

0.43

#129

Chad

27%

0.43

#130

Serbia

26%

0.42

#131

Ukraine

26%

0.42

#132

Zimbabwe

25%

0.41

#133

Singapore

25%

0.40

#134

Congo

24%

0.37

#135

Algeria

23%

0.37

#136

Syria

23%

0.36

#137

El Salvador

22%

0.36

#138

Palestine

22%

0.35

#139

Djibouti

21%

0.34

#140

Kazakhstan

21%

0.33

#141

Sudan

20%

0.29

#142

Ethiopia

19%

0.28

#143

Burkina Faso

19%

0.26

#144

Uzbekistan

18%

0.23

#145

Hong Kong

18%

0.23

#146

Yemen

17%

0.22

#147

Egypt

17%

0.18

#148

Turkey

16%

0.18

#149

Bahrain

15%

0.17

#150

Rwanda

15%

0.17

#151

Iran

14%

0.17

#152

Burundi

14%

0.16

#153

South Sudan

13%

0.15

#154

Cambodia

13%

0.15

#155

Oman

12%

0.15

#156

Venezuela

11%

0.15

#157

Eswatini

11%

0.11

#158

Equatorial Guinea

10%

0.11

#159

Vietnam

10%

0.10

#160

Azerbaijan

0.09

#161

Saudi Arabia

0.09

#162

Russia

0.08

#163

Cuba

0.07

#164

United Arab Emirates

0.06

#165

Qatar

0.06

#166

China

0.04

#167

Tajikistan

0.04

#168

Turkmenistan

0.04

#169

Laos

0.03

#170

Myanmar

0.03

#171

Belarus

0.03

#172

Eritrea

0.02

#173

Afghanistan

0.02

#174

Nicaragua

0.02

#175

North Korea

0.01

Rank	Country	Value	Percentile
#1	Denmark	0.98	100%
#2	Ireland	0.97	99%
#3	Belgium	0.969	99%
#4	Estonia	0.969	98%
#5	Switzerland	0.967	98%
#6	France	0.959	97%
#7	Luxembourg	0.957	97%
#8	Norway	0.953	96%
#9	Czechia	0.947	95%
#10	Finland	0.946	95%
#11	Sweden	0.946	94%
#12	Canada	0.933	94%
#13	South Korea	0.933	93%
#14	Latvia	0.932	93%
#15	Uruguay	0.931	92%
#16	New Zealand	0.927	91%
#17	Chile	0.926	91%
#18	Jamaica	0.919	90%
#19	Austria	0.918	90%
#20	Lithuania	0.917	89%
#21	Poland	0.917	89%
#22	Australia	0.915	88%
#23	Costa Rica	0.915	87%
#24	Germany	0.914	87%
#25	Barbados	0.911	86%
#26	Brazil	0.91	86%
#27	Netherlands	0.91	85%
#28	Dominican Republic	0.901	85%
#29	Kenya	0.9	84%
#30	Portugal	0.899	83%
#31	Ghana	0.896	83%
#32	Suriname	0.891	82%
#33	Trinidad and Tobago	0.888	82%
#34	Mauritius	0.887	81%
#35	Seychelles	0.874	81%
#36	Sri Lanka	0.871	80%
#37	Honduras	0.861	79%
#38	Namibia	0.859	79%
#39	Cabo Verde	0.857	78%
#40	Montenegro	0.853	78%
#41	Nigeria	0.849	77%
#42	Vanuatu	0.848	77%
#43	Japan	0.847	76%
#44	Iceland	0.846	75%
#45	Spain	0.843	75%
#46	Solomon Islands	0.84	74%
#47	Guatemala	0.839	74%
#48	Papua New Guinea	0.839	73%
#49	Timor-Leste	0.838	73%
#50	Taiwan	0.838	72%
#51	South Africa	0.837	71%
#52	Liberia	0.836	71%
#53	United Kingdom	0.833	70%
#54	Malta	0.829	70%
#55	Sierra Leone	0.823	69%
#56	Israel	0.822	69%
#57	Senegal	0.82	68%
#58	Gambia	0.814	67%
#59	Nepal	0.813	67%
#60	Cyprus	0.812	66%
#61	Panama	0.812	66%
#62	Colombia	0.81	65%
#63	Greece	0.81	65%
#64	Haiti	0.799	64%
#65	Botswana	0.798	63%
#66	Sao Tome and Principe	0.793	63%
#67	Zambia	0.778	62%
#68	Romania	0.777	62%
#69	Guyana	0.771	61%
#70	Mongolia	0.771	61%
#71	Slovakia	0.765	60%
#72	Peru	0.763	59%
#73	Italy	0.756	59%
#74	Niger	0.756	58%
#75	Bulgaria	0.754	58%
#76	Malawi	0.754	57%
#77	Paraguay	0.751	57%
#78	Gabon	0.748	56%
#79	Lebanon	0.744	55%
#80	Croatia	0.743	55%
#81	Argentina	0.736	54%
#82	Armenia	0.732	54%
#83	United States	0.729	53%
#84	Lesotho	0.728	53%
#85	Fiji	0.724	52%
#86	Ecuador	0.706	51%
#87	Maldives	0.695	51%
#88	Slovenia	0.691	50%
#89	Indonesia	0.688	50%
#90	Georgia	0.687	49%
#91	Tunisia	0.687	49%
#92	Bhutan	0.682	48%
#93	Côte d'Ivoire	0.681	47%
#94	Bolivia	0.68	47%
#95	Benin	0.676	46%
#96	Philippines	0.676	46%
#97	Albania	0.673	45%
#98	North Macedonia	0.664	45%
#99	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.653	44%
#100	Moldova	0.652	43%
#101	Madagascar	0.635	43%
#102	Mauritania	0.628	42%
#103	Mexico	0.619	42%
#104	Somalia	0.619	41%
#105	Central African Republic	0.613	41%
#106	Congo, Democratic Republic	0.599	40%
#107	Thailand	0.587	39%
#108	Malaysia	0.586	39%
#109	Morocco	0.579	38%
#110	Togo	0.579	38%
#111	Iraq	0.571	37%
#112	Guinea	0.56	37%
#113	Pakistan	0.559	36%
#114	Jordan	0.556	35%
#115	Guinea-Bissau	0.552	35%
#116	Tanzania	0.552	34%
#117	Libya	0.536	34%
#118	Cameroon	0.532	33%
#119	Kuwait	0.532	33%
#120	Bangladesh	0.527	32%
#121	Mozambique	0.518	31%
#122	Comoros	0.498	31%
#123	Angola	0.497	30%
#124	Hungary	0.493	30%
#125	Mali	0.49	29%
#126	Kyrgyzstan	0.469	29%
#127	India	0.458	28%
#128	Uganda	0.432	27%
#129	Chad	0.427	27%
#130	Serbia	0.424	26%
#131	Ukraine	0.418	26%
#132	Zimbabwe	0.414	25%
#133	Singapore	0.4	25%
#134	Congo	0.373	24%
#135	Algeria	0.367	23%
#136	Syria	0.358	23%
#137	El Salvador	0.356	22%
#138	Palestine	0.353	22%
#139	Djibouti	0.336	21%
#140	Kazakhstan	0.329	21%
#141	Sudan	0.289	20%
#142	Ethiopia	0.285	19%
#143	Burkina Faso	0.261	19%
#144	Uzbekistan	0.234	18%
#145	Hong Kong	0.227	18%
#146	Yemen	0.219	17%
#147	Egypt	0.179	17%
#148	Turkey	0.179	16%
#149	Bahrain	0.172	15%
#150	Rwanda	0.17	15%
#151	Iran	0.166	14%
#152	Burundi	0.164	14%
#153	South Sudan	0.155	13%
#154	Cambodia	0.153	13%
#155	Oman	0.151	12%
#156	Venezuela	0.148	11%
#157	Eswatini	0.113	11%
#158	Equatorial Guinea	0.112	10%
#159	Vietnam	0.102	10%
#160	Azerbaijan	0.092	9%
#161	Saudi Arabia	0.092	9%
#162	Russia	0.08	8%
#163	Cuba	0.074	7%
#164	United Arab Emirates	0.063	7%
#165	Qatar	0.055	6%
#166	China	0.045	6%
#167	Tajikistan	0.043	5%
#168	Turkmenistan	0.038	5%
#169	Laos	0.032	4%
#170	Myanmar	0.026	3%
#171	Belarus	0.025	3%
#172	Eritrea	0.024	2%
#173	Afghanistan	0.022	2%
#174	Nicaragua	0.018	1%
#175	North Korea	0.013	1%

Freedom of Expression Index by Country

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Freedom of Expression Index by Country

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Ireland

Belgium