Czechia vs Norway: Freedom of expression index
Czechia
0.947
in 2025
Norway
0.953
in 2025
Czechia rank
9th
Norway rank
8th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Czechia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.953 against 0.947 in Czechia, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 9th and Norway ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.266 | 0.076 | 0.19 | Czechia |
| 1790s | 0.2468 | 0.076 | 0.1708 | Czechia |
| 1800s | 0.234 | 0.076 | 0.158 | Czechia |
| 1810s | 0.1877 | 0.1425 | 0.0452 | Czechia |
| 1820s | 0.159 | 0.209 | 0.05 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.159 | 0.3868 | 0.2278 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.2865 | 0.528 | 0.2415 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.179 | 0.6416 | 0.4626 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.3416 | 0.709 | 0.3674 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.528 | 0.679 | 0.151 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.549 | 0.7006 | 0.1516 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.738 | 0.742 | 0.004 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.738 | 0.7408 | 0.0028 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.706 | 0.7524 | 0.0464 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.858 | 0.7781 | 0.0799 | Czechia |
| 1930s | 0.7497 | 0.7909 | 0.0412 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.1529 | 0.451 | 0.2981 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.057 | 0.8497 | 0.7927 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.1086 | 0.9 | 0.7914 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.0672 | 0.912 | 0.8448 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.0791 | 0.931 | 0.8519 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.976 | 0.962 | 0.014 | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.9755 | 0.9766 | 0.0011 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9321 | 0.9746 | 0.0425 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9295 | 0.9497 | 0.0202 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Czechia or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.953 against 0.947 in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Czechia and Norway?
- 0.006, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Norway rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Czechia ranks 9th and Norway ranks 8th 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.