Canada vs Czechia: Freedom of expression index
Canada
0.933
in 2025
Czechia
0.947
in 2025
Canada rank
12th
Czechia rank
9th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Canada
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 0.947 against 0.933 in Canada, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 12th and Czechia ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 17 and Czechia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.847 | 0.3007 | 0.5463 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.847 | 0.179 | 0.668 | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.847 | 0.3416 | 0.5054 | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.847 | 0.528 | 0.319 | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.847 | 0.549 | 0.298 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.847 | 0.738 | 0.109 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.87 | 0.738 | 0.132 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.848 | 0.706 | 0.142 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.878 | 0.858 | 0.02 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.8514 | 0.7497 | 0.1017 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.8504 | 0.1529 | 0.6975 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.8923 | 0.057 | 0.8353 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.9209 | 0.1086 | 0.8123 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.9284 | 0.0672 | 0.8612 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.9316 | 0.0791 | 0.8525 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.9286 | 0.976 | 0.0474 | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.9318 | 0.9755 | 0.0437 | Czechia |
| 2010s | 0.9366 | 0.9321 | 0.0045 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.942 | 0.9295 | 0.0125 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Canada or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 0.947 against 0.933 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Canada and Czechia?
- 0.014, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Czechia?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Czechia rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Canada ranks 12th and Czechia ranks 9th 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.