Bangladesh vs Kuwait: Freedom of expression index
Bangladesh
0.527
in 2025
Kuwait
0.532
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
120th
Kuwait rank
118th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Bangladesh
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.532 against 0.527 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 120th and Kuwait ranks 118th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.156 | 0.551 | 0.395 | Kuwait |
| 1790s | 0.156 | 0.512 | 0.356 | Kuwait |
| 1800s | 0.156 | 0.512 | 0.356 | Kuwait |
| 1810s | 0.1574 | 0.512 | 0.3546 | Kuwait |
| 1820s | 0.163 | 0.512 | 0.349 | Kuwait |
| 1830s | 0.163 | 0.512 | 0.349 | Kuwait |
| 1840s | 0.163 | 0.512 | 0.349 | Kuwait |
| 1850s | 0.1598 | 0.512 | 0.3522 | Kuwait |
| 1860s | 0.147 | 0.512 | 0.365 | Kuwait |
| 1870s | 0.1324 | 0.512 | 0.3796 | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 0.2434 | 0.512 | 0.2686 | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 0.282 | 0.512 | 0.23 | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 0.2908 | 0.533 | 0.2422 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 0.286 | 0.533 | 0.247 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.286 | 0.5286 | 0.2426 | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 0.2774 | 0.5278 | 0.2504 | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.3544 | 0.5312 | 0.1768 | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.4275 | 0.5792 | 0.1517 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.3683 | 0.6532 | 0.2849 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.5121 | 0.661 | 0.1489 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.4755 | 0.6086 | 0.1331 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.7231 | 0.6352 | 0.0879 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.6897 | 0.6704 | 0.0193 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.4625 | 0.6332 | 0.1707 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.407 | 0.584 | 0.177 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Bangladesh or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.532 against 0.527 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Bangladesh and Kuwait?
- 0.005, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kuwait?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Kuwait rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Bangladesh ranks 120th and Kuwait ranks 118th 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.