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Dominican Republic vs Portugal: Freedom of Expression Index

Dominican Republic
0.901
in 2025
Portugal
0.899
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
28th
Portugal rank
30th

Freedom of Expression Index over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.901 against 0.899 in Portugal, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 216 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 30th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Portugal Difference Ahead
1780s 0.063 0.082 0.019 Portugal
1790s 0.063 0.082 0.019 Portugal
1800s 0.0969 0.082 0.0149 Dominican Republic
1810s 0.176 0.082 0.094 Dominican Republic
1820s 0.2037 0.705 0.5013 Portugal
1840s 0.3863 0.4 0.0137 Portugal
1850s 0.377 0.4609 0.0839 Portugal
1860s 0.3487 0.468 0.1193 Portugal
1870s 0.5824 0.468 0.1144 Dominican Republic
1880s 0.3584 0.468 0.1096 Portugal
1890s 0.2112 0.468 0.2568 Portugal
1900s 0.4802 0.4724 0.0078 Dominican Republic
1910s 0.4132 0.5909 0.1777 Portugal
1920s 0.3763 0.4089 0.0326 Portugal
1930s 0.0662 0.0698 0.0036 Portugal
1940s 0.059 0.0577 0.0013 Dominican Republic
1950s 0.0509 0.0579 0.007 Portugal
1960s 0.4055 0.0622 0.3433 Dominican Republic
1970s 0.5452 0.5891 0.0439 Portugal
1980s 0.815 0.97 0.155 Portugal
1990s 0.8099 0.97 0.1601 Portugal
2000s 0.8646 0.9711 0.1065 Portugal
2010s 0.8167 0.9699 0.1532 Portugal
2020s 0.9135 0.9355 0.022 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, Dominican Republic or Portugal?
Dominican Republic, at 0.901 against 0.899 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Dominican Republic and Portugal?
0.002, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Portugal?
216 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Portugal rank globally for freedom of expression index?
Dominican Republic ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 30th 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
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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.