Malta vs Senegal: Freedom of expression index

Malta
0.829
in 2025
Senegal
0.82
in 2025
Malta rank
54th
Senegal rank
57th

Freedom of expression index over time

  • Malta
  • Senegal
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.829 against 0.82 in Senegal, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 57th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 11 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Senegal Difference Ahead
1900s 0.807 0.2827 0.5243 Malta
1910s 0.807 0.28 0.527 Malta
1920s 0.7917 0.2645 0.5272 Malta
1930s 0.79 0.272 0.518 Malta
1940s 0.8023 0.3217 0.4806 Malta
1950s 0.831 0.4517 0.3793 Malta
1960s 0.8211 0.53 0.2911 Malta
1970s 0.8001 0.6102 0.1899 Malta
1980s 0.8221 0.7318 0.0903 Malta
1990s 0.876 0.7919 0.0841 Malta
2000s 0.8746 0.8682 0.0064 Malta
2010s 0.8289 0.9261 0.0972 Senegal
2020s 0.826 0.8837 0.0577 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, Malta or Senegal?
Malta, at 0.829 against 0.82 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Malta and Senegal?
0.009, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Senegal?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Malta and Senegal rank globally for freedom of expression index?
Malta ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 57th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Freedom of expression index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,035 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed