Nepal vs Senegal: Freedom of expression index

Nepal
0.813
in 2025
Senegal
0.82
in 2025
Nepal rank
59th
Senegal rank
57th

Freedom of expression index over time

  • Nepal
  • Senegal
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.82 against 0.813 in Nepal, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Senegal ahead.

Nepal ranks 59th and Senegal ranks 57th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Senegal Difference Ahead
1900s 0.027 0.2827 0.2557 Senegal
1910s 0.027 0.28 0.253 Senegal
1920s 0.027 0.2645 0.2375 Senegal
1930s 0.0284 0.272 0.2436 Senegal
1940s 0.0434 0.3217 0.2783 Senegal
1950s 0.2285 0.4517 0.2232 Senegal
1960s 0.1917 0.53 0.3383 Senegal
1970s 0.1846 0.6102 0.4256 Senegal
1980s 0.2455 0.7318 0.4863 Senegal
1990s 0.8456 0.7919 0.0537 Nepal
2000s 0.7654 0.8682 0.1028 Senegal
2010s 0.8722 0.9261 0.0539 Senegal
2020s 0.8245 0.8837 0.0592 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, Nepal or Senegal?
Senegal, at 0.82 against 0.813 in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Nepal and Senegal?
0.007, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Senegal?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Nepal and Senegal rank globally for freedom of expression index?
Nepal ranks 59th 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