Freedom of expression score bti in Pakistan
Pakistan: 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
6
in 2009
All-time low
3
in 2015
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Pakistan, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of expression score bti in Pakistan is 3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Pakistan peaked at 6 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2015.
Pakistan ranks 74th of 128 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.33 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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More social development data for Pakistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 90,497 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.466 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.176 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.302 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.495 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.559 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Pakistan?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Pakistan was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2009.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Pakistan ranks 74th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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