Cyprus vs Germany: Academic Freedom Index

Cyprus
0.889
in 2025
Germany
0.877
in 2025
Cyprus rank
20th
Germany rank
22nd

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • Cyprus
  • Germany
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.889 against 0.877 in Germany, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.

Cyprus ranks 20th and Germany ranks 22nd of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic Freedom Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.