Egypt vs Türkiye: Freedom of expression index

Egypt
0.179
in 2025
Türkiye
0.179
in 2025
Egypt rank
147th
Türkiye rank
147th

Freedom of expression index over time

  • Egypt
  • Türkiye
00.20.40.60.8178919072025

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.179 against 0.179 in Türkiye, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 147th and Türkiye ranks 147th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 15 and Türkiye in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Türkiye Difference Ahead
1780s 0.097 0.08 0.017 Egypt
1790s 0.0961 0.08 0.0161 Egypt
1800s 0.088 0.0784 0.0096 Egypt
1810s 0.088 0.069 0.019 Egypt
1820s 0.088 0.069 0.019 Egypt
1830s 0.088 0.0696 0.0184 Egypt
1840s 0.088 0.071 0.017 Egypt
1850s 0.088 0.071 0.017 Egypt
1860s 0.1111 0.2018 0.0907 Türkiye
1870s 0.1499 0.1678 0.0179 Türkiye
1880s 0.3439 0.044 0.2999 Egypt
1890s 0.341 0.027 0.314 Egypt
1900s 0.3745 0.0734 0.3011 Egypt
1910s 0.3794 0.2043 0.1751 Egypt
1920s 0.4131 0.1728 0.2403 Egypt
1930s 0.3863 0.115 0.2713 Egypt
1940s 0.385 0.1531 0.2319 Egypt
1950s 0.207 0.4394 0.2324 Türkiye
1960s 0.1348 0.5957 0.4609 Türkiye
1970s 0.2361 0.6766 0.4405 Türkiye
1980s 0.3062 0.4017 0.0955 Türkiye
1990s 0.3403 0.6123 0.272 Türkiye
2000s 0.3619 0.6994 0.3375 Türkiye
2010s 0.2934 0.3563 0.0629 Türkiye
2020s 0.1655 0.183 0.0175 Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, Egypt or Türkiye?
Egypt, at 0.179 against 0.179 in Türkiye as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Egypt and Türkiye?
0, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Türkiye?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Türkiye rank globally for freedom of expression index?
Egypt ranks 147th and Türkiye ranks 147th 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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About this data

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