El Salvador vs Kazakhstan: Freedom of expression index
El Salvador
0.356
in 2025
Kazakhstan
0.329
in 2025
El Salvador rank
138th
Kazakhstan rank
140th
Freedom of expression index over time
- El Salvador
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.356 against 0.329 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.027.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 138th and Kazakhstan ranks 140th of 176 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.19 | 0.074 | 0.116 | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 0.19 | 0.071 | 0.119 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 0.19 | 0.111 | 0.079 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.19 | 0.181 | 0.009 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.19 | 0.1751 | 0.0149 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.227 | 0.1858 | 0.0412 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.261 | 0.19 | 0.071 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.249 | 0.2187 | 0.0303 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.2478 | 0.1825 | 0.0653 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.2512 | 0.0243 | 0.2269 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.1364 | 0.0132 | 0.1232 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.1554 | 0.0127 | 0.1427 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.172 | 0.0212 | 0.1508 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.1589 | 0.0276 | 0.1313 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.1215 | 0.0252 | 0.0963 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.1626 | 0.1196 | 0.043 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.5838 | 0.4414 | 0.1424 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.777 | 0.3616 | 0.4154 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.8308 | 0.3258 | 0.505 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.4293 | 0.347 | 0.0823 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, El Salvador or Kazakhstan?
- El Salvador, at 0.356 against 0.329 in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between El Salvador and Kazakhstan?
- 0.027, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kazakhstan?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Kazakhstan rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- El Salvador ranks 138th and Kazakhstan ranks 140th 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.