Freedom of expression score bti in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Freedom of expression score bti was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
19th
of 128 countries
All-time high
9
in 2005
All-time low
4
in 2015
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in North Macedonia, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 7 for freedom of expression score bti in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in North Macedonia peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2015.
North Macedonia ranks 19th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.33 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
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More social development data for North Macedonia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,822 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,886 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.789 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.374 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.562 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.768 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.664 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.354 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in North Macedonia?
- Freedom of expression score bti in North Macedonia was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2015.
- How does North Macedonia rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- North Macedonia ranks 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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