Which has higher freedom of expression index, Dominican Republic or Ghana?

Dominican Republic, at 0.901 against 0.896 in Ghana as of 2025.

What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Dominican Republic and Ghana?

0.005, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ghana?

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Dominican Republic vs Ghana: Freedom of Expression Index

Dominican Republic

0.901

in 2025

Ghana

0.896

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

28th

Ghana rank

31st

Freedom of Expression Index over time

Dominican Republic
Ghana

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.901 against 0.896 in Ghana, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 28th and Ghana ranks 31st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.48	0.418	0.062	Dominican Republic
1910s	0.4132	0.418	0.0048	Ghana
1920s	0.3763	0.418	0.0417	Ghana
1930s	0.0662	0.4204	0.3542	Ghana
1940s	0.059	0.4402	0.3812	Ghana
1950s	0.0509	0.502	0.4511	Ghana
1960s	0.4055	0.3849	0.0206	Dominican Republic
1970s	0.5452	0.3812	0.164	Dominican Republic
1980s	0.815	0.3092	0.5058	Dominican Republic
1990s	0.8099	0.628	0.1819	Dominican Republic
2000s	0.8646	0.9025	0.0379	Ghana
2010s	0.8167	0.9054	0.0887	Ghana
2020s	0.9135	0.8738	0.0397	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, Dominican Republic or Ghana?: Dominican Republic, at 0.901 against 0.896 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Dominican Republic and Ghana?: 0.005, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ghana?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Ghana rank globally for freedom of expression index?: Dominican Republic ranks 28th and Ghana ranks 31st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,035 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people can discuss political matters at home and in the public sphere, the press, and media are free and can present different political perspectives, and the freedom of academic and cultural expression.