Czechia vs Sweden: Freedom of expression index
Czechia
0.947
in 2025
Sweden
0.946
in 2025
Czechia rank
9th
Sweden rank
10th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Czechia
- Sweden
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 0.947 against 0.946 in Sweden, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Czechia ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.266 | 0.438 | 0.172 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.2468 | 0.4521 | 0.2053 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.234 | 0.4576 | 0.2236 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.1877 | 0.664 | 0.4763 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.159 | 0.736 | 0.577 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.159 | 0.776 | 0.617 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.2865 | 0.7865 | 0.5 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.179 | 0.797 | 0.618 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.3416 | 0.797 | 0.4554 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.528 | 0.797 | 0.269 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.549 | 0.797 | 0.248 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.738 | 0.797 | 0.059 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.738 | 0.806 | 0.068 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.706 | 0.8145 | 0.1085 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.858 | 0.888 | 0.03 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.7497 | 0.8722 | 0.1225 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.1529 | 0.8461 | 0.6932 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.057 | 0.948 | 0.891 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.1086 | 0.9564 | 0.8478 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0672 | 0.9612 | 0.894 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0791 | 0.968 | 0.8889 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.976 | 0.9745 | 0.0015 | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.9755 | 0.97 | 0.0055 | Czechia |
| 2010s | 0.9321 | 0.9709 | 0.0388 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9295 | 0.9567 | 0.0272 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Czechia or Sweden?
- Czechia, at 0.947 against 0.946 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Czechia and Sweden?
- 0.001, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Czechia ranks 9th 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.