Brazil vs Dominican Republic: Freedom of expression index

Brazil
0.91
in 2025
Dominican Republic
0.901
in 2025
Brazil rank
26th
Dominican Republic rank
28th

Freedom of expression index over time

  • Brazil
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.91 against 0.901 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 216 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 26th and Dominican Republic ranks 28th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 19 and Dominican Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1780s 0.067 0.063 0.004 Brazil
1790s 0.067 0.063 0.004 Brazil
1800s 0.1026 0.0969 0.0057 Brazil
1810s 0.245 0.176 0.069 Brazil
1820s 0.3913 0.2037 0.1877 Brazil
1840s 0.666 0.3863 0.2797 Brazil
1850s 0.666 0.377 0.289 Brazil
1860s 0.666 0.3487 0.3173 Brazil
1870s 0.695 0.5824 0.1126 Brazil
1880s 0.695 0.3584 0.3366 Brazil
1890s 0.5207 0.2112 0.3095 Brazil
1900s 0.4699 0.4802 0.0103 Dominican Republic
1910s 0.5064 0.4132 0.0932 Brazil
1920s 0.5114 0.3763 0.1351 Brazil
1930s 0.2568 0.0662 0.1906 Brazil
1940s 0.4045 0.059 0.3455 Brazil
1950s 0.673 0.0509 0.6221 Brazil
1960s 0.3815 0.4055 0.024 Dominican Republic
1970s 0.1327 0.5452 0.4125 Dominican Republic
1980s 0.5605 0.815 0.2545 Dominican Republic
1990s 0.9139 0.8099 0.104 Brazil
2000s 0.9278 0.8646 0.0632 Brazil
2010s 0.8718 0.8167 0.0551 Brazil
2020s 0.808 0.9135 0.1055 Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, Brazil or Dominican Republic?
Brazil, at 0.91 against 0.901 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Brazil and Dominican Republic?
0.009, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominican Republic?
216 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Dominican Republic rank globally for freedom of expression index?
Brazil ranks 26th and Dominican Republic ranks 28th 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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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