Kenya vs Netherlands: Freedom of expression index
Kenya
0.9
in 2025
Netherlands
0.91
in 2025
Kenya rank
29th
Netherlands rank
26th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Kenya
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.91 against 0.9 in Kenya, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.
Kenya ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 176 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.032 | 0.778 | 0.746 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.032 | 0.7798 | 0.7478 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.0418 | 0.811 | 0.7692 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.097 | 0.811 | 0.714 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.0906 | 0.5571 | 0.4665 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.0826 | 0.854 | 0.7714 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.1954 | 0.8833 | 0.6879 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.2035 | 0.9454 | 0.7419 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.1795 | 0.958 | 0.7785 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.5252 | 0.957 | 0.4318 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.8083 | 0.9537 | 0.1454 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.8737 | 0.9535 | 0.0798 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.8803 | 0.9188 | 0.0385 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Kenya or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.91 against 0.9 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Kenya and Netherlands?
- 0.01, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Netherlands?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Netherlands rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Kenya ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 26th 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.