Korea vs Sweden: Freedom of expression index
Korea
0.933
in 2025
Sweden
0.946
in 2025
Korea rank
12th
Sweden rank
10th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.946 against 0.933 in Korea, a difference of 0.013.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.071 | 0.438 | 0.367 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.071 | 0.4521 | 0.3811 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.071 | 0.4576 | 0.3866 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.071 | 0.664 | 0.593 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.071 | 0.736 | 0.665 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.071 | 0.776 | 0.705 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.071 | 0.7865 | 0.7155 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.071 | 0.797 | 0.726 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.071 | 0.797 | 0.726 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.071 | 0.797 | 0.726 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.0755 | 0.797 | 0.7215 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.1441 | 0.797 | 0.6529 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.1274 | 0.806 | 0.6786 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.0606 | 0.8145 | 0.7539 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.074 | 0.888 | 0.814 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.074 | 0.8722 | 0.7982 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.1952 | 0.8461 | 0.6509 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.3749 | 0.948 | 0.5731 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.3929 | 0.9564 | 0.5635 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.2773 | 0.9612 | 0.6839 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.4307 | 0.968 | 0.5373 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.8876 | 0.9745 | 0.0869 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9272 | 0.97 | 0.0428 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8388 | 0.9709 | 0.1321 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8815 | 0.9567 | 0.0752 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Korea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.946 against 0.933 in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Korea and Sweden?
- 0.013, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Korea ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 10th 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.