Freedom of expression score bti in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Freedom of expression score bti was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of expression score bti in Sierra Leone, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of expression score bti in Sierra Leone is 5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Sierra Leone peaked at 7 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 49th 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 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.2 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.67 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More social development data for Sierra Leone
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 8,925 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.792 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.348 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.471 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.837 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.823 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.307 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Sierra Leone?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Sierra Leone was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2013.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Sierra Leone ranks 49th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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