Freedom of expression score bti in Tanzania
Tanzania: Freedom of expression score bti was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
49th
of 128 countries
All-time high
7
in 2007
All-time low
4
in 2021
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Tanzania, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of expression score bti in Tanzania is 5, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Tanzania peaked at 7 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2021.
That places Tanzania 49th 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 | 6.33 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More social development data for Tanzania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 171,142 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,592 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.673 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.297 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.365 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.616 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.552 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.245 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Tanzania?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Tanzania was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2021.
- How does Tanzania rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Tanzania ranks 49th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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