Which has higher freedom of expression index, Guatemala or Spain?

Spain, at 0.843 against 0.839 in Guatemala as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Spain?

236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Guatemala vs Spain: Freedom of Expression Index

Guatemala

0.839

in 2025

Spain

0.843

in 2025

Guatemala rank

47th

Spain rank

45th

Freedom of Expression Index over time

Guatemala
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.843 against 0.839 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 47th and Spain ranks 45th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.132	0.105	0.027	Guatemala
1790s	0.132	0.105	0.027	Guatemala
1800s	0.132	0.1731	0.0411	Spain
1810s	0.1453	0.2678	0.1225	Spain
1820s	0.3189	0.2324	0.0864	Guatemala
1830s	0.334	0.264	0.07	Guatemala
1840s	0.1394	0.4624	0.323	Spain
1850s	0.0825	0.4508	0.3683	Spain
1860s	0.1095	0.4896	0.3801	Spain
1870s	0.1217	0.547	0.4253	Spain
1880s	0.1564	0.5357	0.3793	Spain
1890s	0.3115	0.546	0.2345	Spain
1900s	0.062	0.547	0.485	Spain
1910s	0.0599	0.547	0.4871	Spain
1920s	0.1334	0.2752	0.1418	Spain
1930s	0.0495	0.6157	0.5662	Spain
1940s	0.3913	0.0194	0.3719	Guatemala
1950s	0.3621	0.021	0.3411	Guatemala
1960s	0.1208	0.0449	0.0759	Guatemala
1970s	0.0998	0.3329	0.2331	Spain
1980s	0.2435	0.9538	0.7103	Spain
1990s	0.5494	0.96	0.4106	Spain
2000s	0.7512	0.96	0.2088	Spain
2010s	0.756	0.9267	0.1707	Spain
2020s	0.7325	0.8813	0.1488	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, Guatemala or Spain?: Spain, at 0.843 against 0.839 in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Guatemala and Spain?: 0.004, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Spain?: 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Spain rank globally for freedom of expression index?: Guatemala ranks 47th and Spain ranks 45th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,035 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people can discuss political matters at home and in the public sphere, the press, and media are free and can present different political perspectives, and the freedom of academic and cultural expression.