Which has higher freedom of expression index, Egypt or Turkey?

Egypt, at 0.179 against 0.179 in Turkey as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Egypt vs Turkey: Freedom of Expression Index

Egypt

0.179

in 2025

Turkey

0.179

in 2025

Egypt rank

147th

Turkey rank

147th

Freedom of Expression Index over time

Egypt
Turkey

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.179 against 0.179 in Turkey, 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 Turkey ranks 147th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Turkey	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	Turkey
1870s	0.1499	0.1678	0.0179	Turkey
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	Turkey
1960s	0.1348	0.5957	0.4609	Turkey
1970s	0.2361	0.6766	0.4405	Turkey
1980s	0.3062	0.4017	0.0955	Turkey
1990s	0.3403	0.6123	0.272	Turkey
2000s	0.3619	0.6994	0.3375	Turkey
2010s	0.2934	0.3563	0.0629	Turkey
2020s	0.1655	0.183	0.0175	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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