Brazil vs Kenya: Freedom of expression index
Brazil
0.91
in 2025
Kenya
0.9
in 2025
Brazil rank
26th
Kenya rank
29th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Brazil
- Kenya
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.91 against 0.9 in Kenya, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 10 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4699 | 0.032 | 0.4379 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.5064 | 0.032 | 0.4744 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.5114 | 0.0418 | 0.4696 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.2568 | 0.097 | 0.1598 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.4045 | 0.0906 | 0.3139 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.673 | 0.0826 | 0.5904 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.3815 | 0.1954 | 0.1861 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.1327 | 0.2035 | 0.0708 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.5605 | 0.1795 | 0.381 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.9139 | 0.5252 | 0.3887 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.9278 | 0.8083 | 0.1195 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.8718 | 0.8737 | 0.0019 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.808 | 0.8803 | 0.0723 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Brazil or Kenya?
- Brazil, at 0.91 against 0.9 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Brazil and Kenya?
- 0.01, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kenya?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Kenya rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Brazil ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 29th 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.