Which has higher freedom of expression index, Israel or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 0.823 against 0.822 in Israel as of 2025.

What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Israel and Sierra Leone?

0.001, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sierra Leone?

98 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Israel vs Sierra Leone: Freedom of Expression Index

Israel

0.822

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.823

in 2025

Israel rank

56th

Sierra Leone rank

55th

Freedom of Expression Index over time

Israel
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.823 against 0.822 in Israel, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Israel ranks 56th and Sierra Leone ranks 55th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 9 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0734	0.388	0.3146	Sierra Leone
1910s	0.2043	0.388	0.1837	Sierra Leone
1940s	0.6255	0.388	0.2375	Israel
1950s	0.6261	0.4361	0.19	Israel
1960s	0.6802	0.5391	0.1411	Israel
1970s	0.7922	0.3956	0.3966	Israel
1980s	0.8426	0.3618	0.4808	Israel
1990s	0.8626	0.5416	0.321	Israel
2000s	0.8691	0.7638	0.1053	Israel
2010s	0.8407	0.7822	0.0585	Israel
2020s	0.8435	0.8303	0.0132	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, Israel or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.823 against 0.822 in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Israel and Sierra Leone?: 0.001, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sierra Leone?: 98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Israel and Sierra Leone rank globally for freedom of expression index?: Israel ranks 56th and Sierra Leone ranks 55th 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.