Korea vs Latvia: Freedom of expression index
Korea
0.933
in 2025
Latvia
0.932
in 2025
Korea rank
12th
Latvia rank
14th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.933 against 0.932 in Latvia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Latvia ahead.
Korea ranks 12th and Latvia ranks 14th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.071 | 0.164 | 0.093 | Latvia |
| 1790s | 0.071 | 0.087 | 0.016 | Latvia |
| 1800s | 0.071 | 0.087 | 0.016 | Latvia |
| 1810s | 0.071 | 0.087 | 0.016 | Latvia |
| 1820s | 0.071 | 0.0818 | 0.0108 | Latvia |
| 1830s | 0.071 | 0.074 | 0.003 | Latvia |
| 1840s | 0.071 | 0.071 | 0 | β |
| 1850s | 0.071 | 0.111 | 0.04 | Latvia |
| 1860s | 0.071 | 0.181 | 0.11 | Latvia |
| 1870s | 0.071 | 0.1751 | 0.1041 | Latvia |
| 1880s | 0.0755 | 0.1858 | 0.1103 | Latvia |
| 1890s | 0.1441 | 0.19 | 0.0459 | Latvia |
| 1900s | 0.1274 | 0.2187 | 0.0913 | Latvia |
| 1910s | 0.0606 | 0.1825 | 0.1219 | Latvia |
| 1920s | 0.074 | 0.8389 | 0.7649 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.074 | 0.5845 | 0.5105 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.1952 | 0.0127 | 0.1825 | Korea |
| 1950s | 0.3749 | 0.0212 | 0.3537 | Korea |
| 1960s | 0.3929 | 0.0276 | 0.3653 | Korea |
| 1970s | 0.2773 | 0.0252 | 0.2521 | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.4307 | 0.1196 | 0.3111 | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.8876 | 0.9318 | 0.0442 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.9272 | 0.9378 | 0.0106 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.8388 | 0.9434 | 0.1046 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.8815 | 0.9392 | 0.0577 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Korea or Latvia?
- Korea, at 0.933 against 0.932 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Korea and Latvia?
- 0.001, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latvia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Latvia rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Korea ranks 12th and Latvia ranks 14th 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.