Estonia vs Ireland: Freedom of expression index
Estonia
0.969
in 2025
Ireland
0.97
in 2025
Estonia rank
3rd
Ireland rank
2nd
Freedom of expression index over time
- Estonia
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.97 against 0.969 in Estonia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.
Estonia ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.164 | 0.702 | 0.538 | Ireland |
| 1790s | 0.087 | 0.6641 | 0.5771 | Ireland |
| 1800s | 0.087 | 0.643 | 0.556 | Ireland |
| 1810s | 0.087 | 0.6254 | 0.5384 | Ireland |
| 1820s | 0.0818 | 0.6729 | 0.5911 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 0.074 | 0.72 | 0.646 | Ireland |
| 1840s | 0.071 | 0.78 | 0.709 | Ireland |
| 1850s | 0.111 | 0.8074 | 0.6964 | Ireland |
| 1860s | 0.181 | 0.809 | 0.628 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 0.1751 | 0.8237 | 0.6486 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 0.1858 | 0.83 | 0.6442 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 0.19 | 0.83 | 0.64 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.2187 | 0.8475 | 0.6288 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0.3208 | 0.7974 | 0.4766 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 0.9019 | 0.7633 | 0.1386 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.5954 | 0.8357 | 0.2403 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.0127 | 0.8311 | 0.8184 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.0212 | 0.8666 | 0.8454 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.0276 | 0.8845 | 0.8569 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.0252 | 0.9164 | 0.8912 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.1196 | 0.9275 | 0.8079 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.9505 | 0.9613 | 0.0108 | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.9559 | 0.9743 | 0.0184 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.9678 | 0.9739 | 0.0061 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.9702 | 0.9728 | 0.0027 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Estonia or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.97 against 0.969 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Estonia and Ireland?
- 0.001, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ireland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Ireland rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Estonia ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 2nd 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.