What is freedom of expression index in Norway?

Freedom of expression index in Norway was 0.953 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest freedom of expression index recorded in Norway?

The highest recorded value was 0.979 in 2013.

What is the lowest freedom of expression index recorded in Norway?

The lowest recorded value was 0.076 in 1789.

How does Norway rank for freedom of expression index?

Norway ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of expression index rising or falling in Norway?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Norway data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Expression Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Freedom of Expression Index in Norway

Name: Freedom of Expression Index in Norway
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Norway: Freedom of Expression Index was 0.953 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.953

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

8th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.979

in 2013

All-time low

0.076

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Freedom of Expression Index in Norway, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, freedom of expression index in Norway stood at 0.953.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of expression index in Norway peaked at 0.979 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.076, in 1789.

That places Norway 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Freedom of Expression Index in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Expression Index in Norway, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.076	—
1790	0.076	+0.0%
1791	0.076	+0.0%
1792	0.076	+0.0%
1793	0.076	+0.0%
1794	0.076	+0.0%
1795	0.076	+0.0%
1796	0.076	+0.0%
1797	0.076	+0.0%
1798	0.076	+0.0%
1799	0.076	+0.0%
1800	0.076	+0.0%
1801	0.076	+0.0%
1802	0.076	+0.0%
1803	0.076	+0.0%
1804	0.076	+0.0%
1805	0.076	+0.0%
1806	0.076	+0.0%
1807	0.076	+0.0%
1808	0.076	+0.0%
1809	0.076	+0.0%
1810	0.076	+0.0%
1811	0.076	+0.0%
1812	0.076	+0.0%
1813	0.076	+0.0%
1814	0.076	+0.0%
1815	0.209	+175.0%
1816	0.209	+0.0%
1817	0.209	+0.0%
1818	0.209	+0.0%
1819	0.209	+0.0%
1820	0.209	+0.0%
1821	0.209	+0.0%
1822	0.209	+0.0%
1823	0.209	+0.0%
1824	0.209	+0.0%
1825	0.209	+0.0%
1826	0.209	+0.0%
1827	0.209	+0.0%
1828	0.209	+0.0%
1829	0.209	+0.0%
1830	0.379	+81.3%
1831	0.379	+0.0%
1832	0.379	+0.0%
1833	0.379	+0.0%
1834	0.379	+0.0%
1835	0.379	+0.0%
1836	0.379	+0.0%
1837	0.379	+0.0%
1838	0.418	+10.3%
1839	0.418	+0.0%
1840	0.528	+26.3%
1841	0.528	+0.0%
1842	0.528	+0.0%
1843	0.528	+0.0%
1844	0.528	+0.0%
1845	0.528	+0.0%
1846	0.528	+0.0%
1847	0.528	+0.0%
1848	0.528	+0.0%
1849	0.528	+0.0%
1850	0.528	+0.0%
1851	0.528	+0.0%
1852	0.67	+26.9%
1853	0.67	+0.0%
1854	0.67	+0.0%
1855	0.67	+0.0%
1856	0.67	+0.0%
1857	0.67	+0.0%
1858	0.67	+0.0%
1859	0.67	+0.0%
1860	0.709	+5.8%
1861	0.709	+0.0%
1862	0.709	+0.0%
1863	0.709	+0.0%
1864	0.709	+0.0%
1865	0.709	+0.0%
1866	0.709	+0.0%
1867	0.709	+0.0%
1868	0.709	+0.0%
1869	0.709	+0.0%
1870	0.679	-4.2%
1871	0.679	+0.0%
1872	0.679	+0.0%
1873	0.679	+0.0%
1874	0.679	+0.0%
1875	0.679	+0.0%
1876	0.679	+0.0%
1877	0.679	+0.0%
1878	0.679	+0.0%
1879	0.679	+0.0%
1880	0.679	+0.0%
1881	0.679	+0.0%
1882	0.679	+0.0%
1883	0.679	+0.0%
1884	0.715	+5.3%
1885	0.715	+0.0%
1886	0.715	+0.0%
1887	0.715	+0.0%
1888	0.715	+0.0%
1889	0.715	+0.0%
1890	0.742	+3.8%
1891	0.742	+0.0%
1892	0.742	+0.0%
1893	0.742	+0.0%
1894	0.742	+0.0%
1895	0.742	+0.0%
1896	0.742	+0.0%
1897	0.742	+0.0%
1898	0.742	+0.0%
1899	0.742	+0.0%
1900	0.74	-0.3%
1901	0.74	+0.0%
1902	0.74	+0.0%
1903	0.74	+0.0%
1904	0.74	+0.0%
1905	0.732	-1.1%
1906	0.744	+1.6%
1907	0.744	+0.0%
1908	0.744	+0.0%
1909	0.744	+0.0%
1910	0.758	+1.9%
1911	0.758	+0.0%
1912	0.758	+0.0%
1913	0.758	+0.0%
1914	0.745	-1.7%
1915	0.745	+0.0%
1916	0.745	+0.0%
1917	0.745	+0.0%
1918	0.756	+1.5%
1919	0.756	+0.0%
1920	0.776	+2.6%
1921	0.776	+0.0%
1922	0.776	+0.0%
1923	0.776	+0.0%
1924	0.776	+0.0%
1925	0.776	+0.0%
1926	0.776	+0.0%
1927	0.776	+0.0%
1928	0.781	+0.6%
1929	0.792	+1.4%
1930	0.792	+0.0%
1931	0.792	+0.0%
1932	0.792	+0.0%
1933	0.792	+0.0%
1934	0.792	+0.0%
1935	0.792	+0.0%
1936	0.792	+0.0%
1937	0.792	+0.0%
1938	0.792	+0.0%
1939	0.781	-1.4%
1940	0.196	-74.9%
1941	0.179	-8.7%
1942	0.165	-7.8%
1943	0.165	+0.0%
1944	0.164	-0.6%
1945	0.355	+116.5%
1946	0.818	+130.4%
1947	0.818	+0.0%
1948	0.825	+0.9%
1949	0.825	+0.0%
1950	0.825	+0.0%
1951	0.825	+0.0%
1952	0.825	+0.0%
1953	0.825	+0.0%
1954	0.854	+3.5%
1955	0.861	+0.8%
1956	0.866	+0.6%
1957	0.872	+0.7%
1958	0.872	+0.0%
1959	0.872	+0.0%
1960	0.9	+3.2%
1961	0.9	+0.0%
1962	0.9	+0.0%
1963	0.9	+0.0%
1964	0.9	+0.0%
1965	0.9	+0.0%
1966	0.9	+0.0%
1967	0.9	+0.0%
1968	0.9	+0.0%
1969	0.9	+0.0%
1970	0.912	+1.3%
1971	0.912	+0.0%
1972	0.912	+0.0%
1973	0.912	+0.0%
1974	0.912	+0.0%
1975	0.912	+0.0%
1976	0.912	+0.0%
1977	0.912	+0.0%
1978	0.912	+0.0%
1979	0.912	+0.0%
1980	0.931	+2.1%
1981	0.931	+0.0%
1982	0.931	+0.0%
1983	0.931	+0.0%
1984	0.931	+0.0%
1985	0.931	+0.0%
1986	0.931	+0.0%
1987	0.931	+0.0%
1988	0.931	+0.0%
1989	0.931	+0.0%
1990	0.962	+3.3%
1991	0.962	+0.0%
1992	0.962	+0.0%
1993	0.962	+0.0%
1994	0.962	+0.0%
1995	0.962	+0.0%
1996	0.962	+0.0%
1997	0.962	+0.0%
1998	0.962	+0.0%
1999	0.962	+0.0%
2000	0.977	+1.6%
2001	0.977	+0.0%
2002	0.977	+0.0%
2003	0.977	+0.0%
2004	0.977	+0.0%
2005	0.977	+0.0%
2006	0.976	-0.1%
2007	0.976	+0.0%
2008	0.976	+0.0%
2009	0.976	+0.0%
2010	0.976	+0.0%
2011	0.976	+0.0%
2012	0.976	+0.0%
2013	0.979	+0.3%
2014	0.979	+0.0%
2015	0.979	+0.0%
2016	0.979	+0.0%
2017	0.978	-0.1%
2018	0.964	-1.4%
2019	0.96	-0.4%
2020	0.946	-1.5%
2021	0.951	+0.5%
2022	0.951	+0.0%
2023	0.949	-0.2%
2024	0.948	-0.1%
2025	0.953	+0.5%

Norway compared with similar countries

Norway's 0.953 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.874, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Norway's 0.953 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7935, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.076	0.076	0.076	1
1790s	0.076	0.076	0.076	10
1800s	0.076	0.076	0.076	10
1810s	0.1425	0.076	0.209	10
1820s	0.209	0.209	0.209	10
1830s	0.3868	0.379	0.418	10
1840s	0.528	0.528	0.528	10
1850s	0.6416	0.528	0.67	10
1860s	0.709	0.709	0.709	10
1870s	0.679	0.679	0.679	10
1880s	0.7006	0.679	0.715	10
1890s	0.742	0.742	0.742	10
1900s	0.7408	0.732	0.744	10
1910s	0.7524	0.745	0.758	10
1920s	0.7781	0.776	0.792	10
1930s	0.7909	0.781	0.792	10
1940s	0.451	0.164	0.825	10
1950s	0.8497	0.825	0.872	10
1960s	0.9	0.9	0.9	10
1970s	0.912	0.912	0.912	10
1980s	0.931	0.931	0.931	10
1990s	0.962	0.962	0.962	10
2000s	0.9766	0.976	0.977	10
2010s	0.9746	0.96	0.979	10
2020s	0.9497	0.946	0.953	6

Countries ranked near Norway

5 Switzerland 0.967 compare
6 France 0.959 compare
7 Luxembourg 0.957 compare
9 Czechia 0.947 compare
10 Finland 0.946 compare
10 Sweden 0.946 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of expression index in Norway?: Freedom of expression index in Norway was 0.953 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of expression index recorded in Norway?: The highest recorded value was 0.979 in 2013.
What is the lowest freedom of expression index recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 0.076 in 1789.
How does Norway rank for freedom of expression index?: Norway ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of expression index rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Expression Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.