Freedom of expression score bti in Russia
Russia: Freedom of expression score bti was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 128 countries
All-time high
5
in 2005
All-time low
2
in 2023
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Russia, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of expression score bti in Russia 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 bti in Russia peaked at 5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2023.
That places Russia 98th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 4.33 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.265 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.056 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.17 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.115 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.08 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.124 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Russia?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Russia was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- How does Russia rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Russia ranks 98th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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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