Luxembourg vs Norway: Freedom of expression index
Luxembourg
0.957
in 2025
Norway
0.953
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
7th
Norway rank
8th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Luxembourg
- Norway
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.957 against 0.953 in Norway, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 7th and Norway ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 15 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.623 | 0.209 | 0.414 | Luxembourg |
| 1820s | 0.623 | 0.209 | 0.414 | Luxembourg |
| 1830s | 0.623 | 0.3868 | 0.2362 | Luxembourg |
| 1840s | 0.6347 | 0.528 | 0.1067 | Luxembourg |
| 1850s | 0.74 | 0.6416 | 0.0984 | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 0.74 | 0.709 | 0.031 | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 0.74 | 0.679 | 0.061 | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 0.74 | 0.7006 | 0.0394 | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 0.74 | 0.742 | 0.002 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.76 | 0.7408 | 0.0192 | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 0.5776 | 0.7524 | 0.1748 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.7286 | 0.7781 | 0.0495 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.723 | 0.7909 | 0.0679 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.5727 | 0.451 | 0.1217 | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 0.9271 | 0.8497 | 0.0774 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 0.9472 | 0.9 | 0.0472 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 0.9538 | 0.912 | 0.0418 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 0.957 | 0.931 | 0.026 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.957 | 0.962 | 0.005 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.957 | 0.9766 | 0.0196 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.957 | 0.9746 | 0.0176 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.957 | 0.9497 | 0.0073 | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Luxembourg or Norway?
- Luxembourg, at 0.957 against 0.953 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Luxembourg and Norway?
- 0.004, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Norway?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Norway rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Luxembourg ranks 7th and Norway ranks 8th 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.