Freedom of expression score bti in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Freedom of expression score bti was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 128 countries
All-time high
7
in 2017
All-time low
3
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Côte d'Ivoire, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 7 for freedom of expression score bti in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 7 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2005.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.67 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
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More social development data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 74,630 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 32,506 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 32,506 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Côte d'Ivoire was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2017.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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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