Egypt vs Yemen: Freedom of expression index
Egypt
0.179
in 2025
Yemen
0.219
in 2025
Egypt rank
147th
Yemen rank
146th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Egypt
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.219 against 0.179 in Egypt, a difference of 0.04.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 147th and Yemen ranks 146th of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 12 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.097 | 0.081 | 0.016 | Egypt |
| 1790s | 0.0961 | 0.081 | 0.0151 | Egypt |
| 1800s | 0.088 | 0.081 | 0.007 | Egypt |
| 1810s | 0.088 | 0.081 | 0.007 | Egypt |
| 1820s | 0.088 | 0.081 | 0.007 | Egypt |
| 1830s | 0.088 | 0.081 | 0.007 | Egypt |
| 1840s | 0.088 | 0.081 | 0.007 | Egypt |
| 1850s | 0.088 | 0.072 | 0.016 | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.1111 | 0.2018 | 0.0907 | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.1499 | 0.1678 | 0.0179 | Yemen |
| 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 | 0.3771 | 0.2026 | 0.1745 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.3408 | 0.4336 | 0.0928 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.3619 | 0.42 | 0.0581 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.2934 | 0.3196 | 0.0262 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1655 | 0.2008 | 0.0353 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Egypt or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.219 against 0.179 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Egypt and Yemen?
- 0.04, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Egypt ranks 147th and Yemen ranks 146th 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.