Brazil vs Netherlands: Freedom of expression index
Brazil
0.91
in 2025
Netherlands
0.91
in 2025
Brazil rank
26th
Netherlands rank
26th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Brazil
- Netherlands
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.91 against 0.91 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Brazil ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.067 | 0.515 | 0.448 | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 0.067 | 0.5435 | 0.4765 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.1026 | 0.4233 | 0.3207 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0.245 | 0.3056 | 0.0606 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0.5334 | 0.464 | 0.0694 | Brazil |
| 1830s | 0.602 | 0.5377 | 0.0643 | Brazil |
| 1840s | 0.6596 | 0.59 | 0.0696 | Brazil |
| 1850s | 0.666 | 0.778 | 0.112 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.666 | 0.778 | 0.112 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.695 | 0.778 | 0.083 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.695 | 0.778 | 0.083 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.5207 | 0.778 | 0.2573 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.4699 | 0.778 | 0.3081 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.5064 | 0.7798 | 0.2734 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.5114 | 0.811 | 0.2996 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.2568 | 0.811 | 0.5542 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.4045 | 0.5571 | 0.1526 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.673 | 0.854 | 0.181 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.3815 | 0.8833 | 0.5018 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.1327 | 0.9454 | 0.8127 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.5605 | 0.958 | 0.3975 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.9139 | 0.957 | 0.0431 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.9278 | 0.9537 | 0.0259 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.8718 | 0.9535 | 0.0817 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.808 | 0.9188 | 0.1108 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Brazil or Netherlands?
- Brazil, at 0.91 against 0.91 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Brazil and Netherlands?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Netherlands rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Brazil ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 26th 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.