Belarus vs Eritrea: Freedom of expression index

Belarus
0.025
in 2025
Eritrea
0.024
in 2025
Belarus rank
172nd
Eritrea rank
173rd

Freedom of expression index over time

  • Belarus
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.025 against 0.024 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 172nd and Eritrea ranks 173rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and Eritrea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Eritrea Difference Ahead
1900s 0.2187 0.073 0.1457 Belarus
1910s 0.1825 0.073 0.1095 Belarus
1920s 0.0243 0.073 0.0487 Eritrea
1930s 0.0132 0.0662 0.053 Eritrea
1940s 0.0127 0.4118 0.3991 Eritrea
1950s 0.0212 0.3086 0.2874 Eritrea
1960s 0.0276 0.1028 0.0752 Eritrea
1970s 0.0252 0.0549 0.0297 Eritrea
1980s 0.1196 0.039 0.0806 Belarus
1990s 0.6017 0.2237 0.378 Belarus
2000s 0.229 0.0587 0.1703 Belarus
2010s 0.2638 0.0169 0.2469 Belarus
2020s 0.053 0.031 0.022 Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, Belarus or Eritrea?
Belarus, at 0.025 against 0.024 in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Belarus and Eritrea?
0.001, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Eritrea?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Eritrea rank globally for freedom of expression index?
Belarus ranks 172nd 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Freedom of expression index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,035 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed