Canada vs Sweden: Freedom of expression index
Canada
0.933
in 2025
Sweden
0.946
in 2025
Canada rank
12th
Sweden rank
10th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.946 against 0.933 in Canada, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 9 and Sweden in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.847 | 0.7877 | 0.0593 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.847 | 0.797 | 0.05 | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.847 | 0.797 | 0.05 | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.847 | 0.797 | 0.05 | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.847 | 0.797 | 0.05 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.847 | 0.797 | 0.05 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.87 | 0.806 | 0.064 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.848 | 0.8145 | 0.0335 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.878 | 0.888 | 0.01 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.8514 | 0.8722 | 0.0208 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.8504 | 0.8461 | 0.0043 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.8923 | 0.948 | 0.0557 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.9209 | 0.9564 | 0.0355 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.9284 | 0.9612 | 0.0328 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.9316 | 0.968 | 0.0364 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9286 | 0.9745 | 0.0459 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9318 | 0.97 | 0.0382 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9366 | 0.9709 | 0.0343 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.942 | 0.9567 | 0.0147 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Canada or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.946 against 0.933 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.013, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Canada ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 10th 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.