Holy See vs Venezuela, República Bolivariana de: Freedom of expression index

Holy See
0.13
in 1870
Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
0.148
in 2025
Holy See rank
157th
Venezuela, República Bolivariana de rank
156th

Freedom of expression index over time

  • Holy See
  • Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
00.20.40.60.8178919072025

How they compare

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de currently reports 0.148 against 0.13 in Holy See, a difference of 0.018.

That makes Venezuela, República Bolivariana de's figure about 1.1 times Holy See's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Holy See ahead.

Holy See ranks 157th and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ranks 156th of 176 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Holy See averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Holy See Venezuela, República Bolivariana de Difference Ahead
1780s 0.269 0.029 0.24 Holy See
1790s 0.2604 0.029 0.2314 Holy See
1800s 0.2859 0.0298 0.2561 Holy See
1810s 0.178 0.04 0.138 Holy See
1830s 0.096 0.79 0.694 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
1840s 0.2192 0.5305 0.3113 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
1850s 0.227 0.2373 0.0103 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
1860s 0.1409 0.3659 0.225 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
1870s 0.13 0.189 0.059 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, Holy See or Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
Venezuela, República Bolivariana de, at 0.148 against 0.13 in Holy See as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Holy See and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
0.018, with Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Holy See and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
68 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 1870.
How do Holy See and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de rank globally for freedom of expression index?
Holy See ranks 157th and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ranks 156th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Holy See vs Venezuela, República Bolivariana de: Freedom of expression index. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/freedom-of-expression-index/vatican/venezuela-rb/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/freedom-of-expression-index/vatican/venezuela-rb/">Holy See vs Venezuela, República Bolivariana de: Freedom of expression index</a> — Statizoid

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