Freedom of expression score bti in Mozambique
Mozambique: Freedom of expression score bti was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 128 countries
All-time high
7
in 2005
All-time low
3
in 2023
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Mozambique, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 3 for freedom of expression score bti in 2025. 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 bti in Mozambique peaked at 7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2023.
That places Mozambique 74th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.67 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.33 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 74 Algeria 3 compare
- 74 Burkina Faso 3 compare
- 74 Burundi 3 compare
- 74 Congo 3 compare
- 74 Democratic Republic of Congo 3 compare
- 74 Ethiopia 3 compare
- 74 Guinea 3 compare
- 74 Haiti 3 compare
- 74 Jordan 3 compare
- 74 Kuwait 3 compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 3 compare
- 74 Madagascar 3 compare
- 74 Pakistan 3 compare
- 74 Rwanda 3 compare
- 74 Serbia 3 compare
- 74 Singapore 3 compare
- 74 South Sudan 3 compare
- 74 Thailand 3 compare
- 74 Togo 3 compare
- 74 Turkey 3 compare
- 74 Uzbekistan 3 compare
- 74 Venezuela 3 compare
- 74 Zimbabwe 3 compare
More social development data for Mozambique
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5,105 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 119 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.483 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.175 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.279 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.519 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.518 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.201 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Mozambique?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Mozambique was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Mozambique ranks 74th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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