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
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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.

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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
Last refreshed