El Salvador vs Sudan: Freedom of expression index

El Salvador
0.356
in 2025
Sudan
0.289
in 2025
El Salvador rank
138th
Sudan rank
141st

Freedom of expression index over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sudan
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.356 against 0.289 in Sudan, a difference of 0.067.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1838 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 138th and Sudan ranks 141st of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 9 and Sudan in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sudan Difference Ahead
1830s 0.19 0.088 0.102 El Salvador
1840s 0.19 0.088 0.102 El Salvador
1850s 0.19 0.088 0.102 El Salvador
1860s 0.19 0.1111 0.0789 El Salvador
1870s 0.19 0.1499 0.0401 El Salvador
1880s 0.19 0.3468 0.1568 Sudan
1900s 0.249 0.307 0.058 Sudan
1910s 0.2478 0.307 0.0592 Sudan
1920s 0.2512 0.3145 0.0633 Sudan
1930s 0.1364 0.318 0.1816 Sudan
1940s 0.1554 0.3186 0.1632 Sudan
1950s 0.172 0.4128 0.2408 Sudan
1960s 0.1589 0.3932 0.2343 Sudan
1970s 0.1215 0.1541 0.0326 Sudan
1980s 0.1626 0.3553 0.1927 Sudan
1990s 0.5838 0.1262 0.4576 El Salvador
2000s 0.777 0.1922 0.5848 El Salvador
2010s 0.8308 0.2159 0.6149 El Salvador
2020s 0.4293 0.3432 0.0862 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, El Salvador or Sudan?
El Salvador, at 0.356 against 0.289 in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between El Salvador and Sudan?
0.067, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sudan?
173 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Sudan rank globally for freedom of expression index?
El Salvador ranks 138th and Sudan ranks 141st 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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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