Freedom of Expression Score in Morocco
Morocco: Freedom of Expression Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Expression Score in Morocco, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of expression score in Morocco stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score in Morocco peaked at 5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2021.
Morocco ranks 98th of 128 countries on this measure, 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 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 98 Azerbaijan 2 compare
- 98 Belarus 2 compare
- 98 Cambodia 2 compare
- 98 Cameroon 2 compare
- 98 Chad 2 compare
- 98 Cuba 2 compare
- 98 Egypt 2 compare
- 98 Kazakhstan 2 compare
- 98 Laos 2 compare
- 98 Mali 2 compare
- 98 Nicaragua 2 compare
- 98 Niger 2 compare
- 98 Russia 2 compare
- 98 Saudi Arabia 2 compare
- 98 Somalia 2 compare
- 98 Sudan 2 compare
- 98 United Arab Emirates 2 compare
More social development data for Morocco
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 7,304 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 10,400 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.251 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.645 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.151 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.645 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score in Morocco?
- Freedom of expression score in Morocco was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2021.
- How does Morocco rank for freedom of expression score?
- Morocco ranks 98th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Expression Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Indicates the extent to which individuals, groups, and the press can express their views free from government interference.