Finland vs Norway: Freedom of expression index
Finland
0.946
in 2025
Norway
0.953
in 2025
Finland rank
10th
Norway rank
8th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.953 against 0.946 in Finland, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 10th and Norway ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 13 and Norway in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.438 | 0.076 | 0.362 | Finland |
| 1790s | 0.4521 | 0.076 | 0.3761 | Finland |
| 1800s | 0.4166 | 0.076 | 0.3406 | Finland |
| 1810s | 0.26 | 0.1425 | 0.1175 | Finland |
| 1820s | 0.26 | 0.209 | 0.051 | Finland |
| 1830s | 0.26 | 0.3868 | 0.1268 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.26 | 0.528 | 0.268 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.26 | 0.6416 | 0.3816 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.277 | 0.709 | 0.432 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.277 | 0.679 | 0.402 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.277 | 0.7006 | 0.4236 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.4114 | 0.742 | 0.3306 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.4933 | 0.7408 | 0.2475 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.4979 | 0.7524 | 0.2545 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.7679 | 0.7781 | 0.0102 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.6852 | 0.7909 | 0.1057 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.644 | 0.451 | 0.193 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.9069 | 0.8497 | 0.0572 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.914 | 0.9 | 0.014 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.921 | 0.912 | 0.009 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.9402 | 0.931 | 0.0092 | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.9762 | 0.962 | 0.0142 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.977 | 0.9766 | 0.0004 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.9724 | 0.9746 | 0.0022 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.961 | 0.9497 | 0.0113 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.953 against 0.946 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Finland and Norway?
- 0.007, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Finland ranks 10th and Norway ranks 8th 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.