Czechia vs Korea: Freedom of expression index
Czechia
0.947
in 2025
Korea
0.933
in 2025
Czechia rank
9th
Korea rank
12th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Czechia
- Korea
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 0.947 against 0.933 in Korea, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 9th and Korea ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 20 and Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.266 | 0.071 | 0.195 | Czechia |
| 1790s | 0.2468 | 0.071 | 0.1758 | Czechia |
| 1800s | 0.234 | 0.071 | 0.163 | Czechia |
| 1810s | 0.1877 | 0.071 | 0.1167 | Czechia |
| 1820s | 0.159 | 0.071 | 0.088 | Czechia |
| 1830s | 0.159 | 0.071 | 0.088 | Czechia |
| 1840s | 0.2865 | 0.071 | 0.2155 | Czechia |
| 1850s | 0.179 | 0.071 | 0.108 | Czechia |
| 1860s | 0.3416 | 0.071 | 0.2706 | Czechia |
| 1870s | 0.528 | 0.071 | 0.457 | Czechia |
| 1880s | 0.549 | 0.0755 | 0.4735 | Czechia |
| 1890s | 0.738 | 0.1441 | 0.5939 | Czechia |
| 1900s | 0.738 | 0.1274 | 0.6106 | Czechia |
| 1910s | 0.706 | 0.0606 | 0.6454 | Czechia |
| 1920s | 0.858 | 0.074 | 0.784 | Czechia |
| 1930s | 0.7497 | 0.074 | 0.6757 | Czechia |
| 1940s | 0.1529 | 0.1952 | 0.0423 | Korea |
| 1950s | 0.057 | 0.3749 | 0.3179 | Korea |
| 1960s | 0.1086 | 0.3929 | 0.2843 | Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0672 | 0.2773 | 0.2101 | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0791 | 0.4307 | 0.3516 | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.976 | 0.8876 | 0.0884 | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.9755 | 0.9272 | 0.0483 | Czechia |
| 2010s | 0.9321 | 0.8388 | 0.0933 | Czechia |
| 2020s | 0.9295 | 0.8815 | 0.048 | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Czechia or Korea?
- Czechia, at 0.947 against 0.933 in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Czechia and Korea?
- 0.014, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Korea?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Korea rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Czechia ranks 9th and Korea ranks 12th 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.