India vs Zimbabwe: Academic Freedom Index

India
0.136
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.157
in 2025
India rank
152nd
Zimbabwe rank
150th

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • India
  • Zimbabwe
0.20.40.6190019622025

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.157 against 0.136 in India, a difference of 0.021.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

India ranks 152nd and Zimbabwe ranks 150th 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.