Freedom of expression score bti in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Freedom of expression score bti was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of expression score bti in Afghanistan, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of expression score bti in Afghanistan is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Afghanistan peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2025.
That places Afghanistan 116th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.67 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.041 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.018 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.069 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.023 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.022 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.051 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Afghanistan?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Afghanistan was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2025.
- How does Afghanistan rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Afghanistan ranks 116th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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