Austria vs Jamaica: Freedom of expression index
Austria
0.918
in 2025
Jamaica
0.919
in 2025
Austria rank
19th
Jamaica rank
18th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Austria
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.919 against 0.918 in Austria, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 19th and Jamaica ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 12 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.738 | 0.583 | 0.155 | Austria |
| 1910s | 0.6808 | 0.583 | 0.0978 | Austria |
| 1920s | 0.8395 | 0.583 | 0.2565 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.4217 | 0.5913 | 0.1697 | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 0.8818 | 0.6754 | 0.2064 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.908 | 0.7021 | 0.2059 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.9386 | 0.7673 | 0.1713 | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.9549 | 0.7604 | 0.1945 | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.9615 | 0.8045 | 0.157 | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.966 | 0.8699 | 0.0961 | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.966 | 0.9011 | 0.0649 | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.9599 | 0.9284 | 0.0315 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.9312 | 0.924 | 0.0072 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Austria or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.919 against 0.918 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Austria and Jamaica?
- 0.001, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Jamaica?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Jamaica rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Austria ranks 19th and Jamaica ranks 18th 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.