What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mauritania?

0.025, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mauritania?

107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Mauritania: Freedom of Expression Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.653

in 2025

Mauritania

0.628

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

99th

Mauritania rank

102nd

Freedom of Expression Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mauritania

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.653 against 0.628 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.025.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 99th and Mauritania ranks 102nd of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.359	0.125	0.234	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s	0.3411	0.125	0.2161	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s	0.2793	0.125	0.1543	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s	0.0662	0.168	0.1018	Mauritania
1950s	0.0662	0.2194	0.1532	Mauritania
1960s	0.07	0.2803	0.2103	Mauritania
1970s	0.0744	0.2619	0.1875	Mauritania
1980s	0.123	0.1741	0.0511	Mauritania
1990s	0.4928	0.5434	0.0506	Mauritania
2000s	0.7469	0.7535	0.0066	Mauritania
2010s	0.7277	0.7842	0.0565	Mauritania
2020s	0.6567	0.6922	0.0355	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Mauritania?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.653 against 0.628 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mauritania?: 0.025, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mauritania?: 107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mauritania rank globally for freedom of expression index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 99th and Mauritania ranks 102nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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Indicator: Freedom of Expression Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,035 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people can discuss political matters at home and in the public sphere, the press, and media are free and can present different political perspectives, and the freedom of academic and cultural expression.