Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Freedom of expression index
Afghanistan
0.022
in 2025
Eritrea
0.024
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
174th
Eritrea rank
173rd
Freedom of expression index over time
- Afghanistan
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.024 against 0.022 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.002.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eritrea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 174th and Eritrea ranks 173rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 10 and Eritrea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0796 | 0.073 | 0.0066 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.1022 | 0.073 | 0.0292 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.2021 | 0.073 | 0.1291 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.2023 | 0.0662 | 0.1361 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.2058 | 0.4118 | 0.206 | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 0.1739 | 0.3086 | 0.1347 | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 0.2397 | 0.1028 | 0.1369 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.194 | 0.0549 | 0.1391 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.1061 | 0.039 | 0.0671 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0665 | 0.2237 | 0.1572 | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.5545 | 0.0587 | 0.4958 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.6966 | 0.0169 | 0.6797 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1762 | 0.031 | 0.1452 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 0.024 against 0.022 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 0.002, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th and Eritrea ranks 173rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of expression index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.