Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Freedom of expression index
Afghanistan
0.022
in 2025
Myanmar
0.026
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
174th
Myanmar rank
171st
Freedom of expression index over time
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.026 against 0.022 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.004.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 174th and Myanmar ranks 171st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 12 and Myanmar in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.086 | 0.085 | 0.001 | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 0.086 | 0.069 | 0.017 | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 0.086 | 0.069 | 0.017 | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 0.086 | 0.069 | 0.017 | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 0.086 | 0.069 | 0.017 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 0.086 | 0.0951 | 0.0091 | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 0.086 | 0.156 | 0.07 | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 0.086 | 0.156 | 0.07 | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 0.086 | 0.1832 | 0.0972 | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 0.086 | 0.3181 | 0.2321 | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 0.08 | 0.4394 | 0.3594 | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 0.08 | 0.539 | 0.459 | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 0.0796 | 0.527 | 0.4474 | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 0.1022 | 0.527 | 0.4248 | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 0.2021 | 0.5734 | 0.3713 | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 0.2023 | 0.5998 | 0.3975 | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 0.2058 | 0.5597 | 0.3539 | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 0.1739 | 0.7688 | 0.5949 | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 0.2397 | 0.1846 | 0.0551 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.194 | 0.033 | 0.161 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.1061 | 0.0368 | 0.0693 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0665 | 0.06 | 0.0065 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.5545 | 0.0618 | 0.4927 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.6966 | 0.5152 | 0.1814 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1762 | 0.1428 | 0.0333 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.026 against 0.022 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 0.004, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th and Myanmar ranks 171st 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.