Which has higher freedom of expression index, Papua New Guinea or East Timor?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.839 against 0.838 in East Timor as of 2025.

What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Papua New Guinea and East Timor?

0.001, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and East Timor?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: Freedom of Expression Index

Papua New Guinea

0.839

in 2025

East Timor

0.838

in 2025

Papua New Guinea rank

47th

East Timor rank

49th

Freedom of Expression Index over time

Papua New Guinea
East Timor

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.839 against 0.838 in East Timor, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and East Timor ranks 49th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 12 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.392	0.048	0.344	Papua New Guinea
1910s	0.392	0.051	0.341	Papua New Guinea
1920s	0.392	0.0486	0.3434	Papua New Guinea
1930s	0.392	0.045	0.347	Papua New Guinea
1940s	0.4644	0.0422	0.4222	Papua New Guinea
1950s	0.573	0.045	0.528	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.5994	0.052	0.5474	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.7935	0.083	0.7105	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.8101	0.049	0.7611	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.811	0.086	0.725	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.8182	0.8175	0.0007	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.81	0.8145	0.0045	East Timor
2020s	0.833	0.8083	0.0247	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, Papua New Guinea or East Timor?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.839 against 0.838 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Papua New Guinea and East Timor?: 0.001, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and East Timor?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and East Timor rank globally for freedom of expression index?: Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and East Timor ranks 49th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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Indicator: Freedom of Expression Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,035 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people can discuss political matters at home and in the public sphere, the press, and media are free and can present different political perspectives, and the freedom of academic and cultural expression.