China (People’s Republic of) vs Turkmenistan: Freedom of expression index

China (People’s Republic of)
0.045
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.038
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of) rank
167th
Turkmenistan rank
169th

Freedom of expression index over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Turkmenistan
00.10.20.30.40.5178919072025

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 0.045 against 0.038 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.007.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.2 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 167th and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 176 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1890s 0.3317 0.19 0.1417 China (People’s Republic of)
1900s 0.3304 0.2187 0.1117 China (People’s Republic of)
1910s 0.4234 0.1825 0.2409 China (People’s Republic of)
1920s 0.4298 0.0243 0.4055 China (People’s Republic of)
1930s 0.3805 0.0132 0.3673 China (People’s Republic of)
1940s 0.3428 0.0127 0.3301 China (People’s Republic of)
1950s 0.0451 0.0212 0.0239 China (People’s Republic of)
1960s 0.032 0.0276 0.0044 China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 0.0448 0.0252 0.0196 China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 0.2282 0.1196 0.1086 China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 0.226 0.0651 0.1609 China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 0.2097 0.0227 0.187 China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 0.1158 0.0295 0.0863 China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 0.0502 0.04 0.0102 China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, China (People’s Republic of) or Turkmenistan?
China (People’s Republic of), at 0.045 against 0.038 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between China (People’s Republic of) and Turkmenistan?
0.007, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Turkmenistan?
130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Turkmenistan rank globally for freedom of expression index?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 167th and Turkmenistan ranks 169th 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
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