Freedom of Political Expression

This ranking compares freedom of political expression as a 0 to 100 point value. It measures how freely people can express political views, access information, voice criticism and support opposition or civil-society positions; higher values receive a higher rating.
1 Norway98 points 98 points 98
2 Denmark97 points 97 points 97
2 Finland97 points 97 points 97
4 Iceland96 points 96 points 96
4 Sweden96 points 96 points 96
6 Netherlands95 points 95 points 95
7 Ireland94 points 94 points 94
7 Luxembourg94 points 94 points 94
7 Switzerland94 points 94 points 94
10 Austria93 points 93 points 93
10 Estonia93 points 93 points 93
10 Liechtenstein93 points 93 points 93
10 New Zealand93 points 93 points 93
14 Canada92 points 92 points 92
14 Faroe Islands92 points 92 points 92
14 Germany92 points 92 points 92
14 Greenland92 points 92 points 92
18 Australia91 points 91 points 91
18 Belgium91 points 91 points 91
20 Andorra90 points 90 points 90
21 France89 points 89 points 89
22 Chinese Taipei88 points 88 points 88
22 Lithuania88 points 88 points 88
22 United Kingdom88 points 88 points 88
25 Japan87 points 87 points 87
25 Latvia87 points 87 points 87
25 Portugal87 points 87 points 87
25 San Marino87 points 87 points 87
25 Uruguay87 points 87 points 87
30 Czech Republic86 points 86 points 86
31 Costa Rica85 points 85 points 85
31 Gibraltar85 points 85 points 85
33 Korea Republic83 points 83 points 83
33 Spain83 points 83 points 83
33 United States83 points 83 points 83
36 Bahamas82 points 82 points 82
36 Barbados82 points 82 points 82
36 Bermuda82 points 82 points 82
36 Cook Islands82 points 82 points 82
36 Cyprus82 points 82 points 82
36 Italy82 points 82 points 82
36 Saint Pierre and Miquelon82 points 82 points 82
36 Slovenia82 points 82 points 82
44 French Guiana81 points 81 points 81
44 Guadeloupe81 points 81 points 81
44 Malta81 points 81 points 81
44 Martinique81 points 81 points 81
44 Monaco81 points 81 points 81
44 Réunion81 points 81 points 81
44 Saint-Martin81 points 81 points 81
51 Guam80 points 80 points 80
51 New Caledonia80 points 80 points 80
51 Niue80 points 80 points 80
51 Northern Mariana Islands80 points 80 points 80
51 Puerto Rico80 points 80 points 80
51 U.S. Virgin Islands80 points 80 points 80
57 Aruba79 points 79 points 79
57 Cayman Islands79 points 79 points 79
57 Curacao79 points 79 points 79
57 Mayotte79 points 79 points 79
57 Sint Maarten79 points 79 points 79
57 Tahiti79 points 79 points 79
57 Turks and Caicos Islands79 points 79 points 79
64 American Samoa78 points 78 points 78
64 Anguilla78 points 78 points 78
64 British Virgin Islands78 points 78 points 78
64 Chile78 points 78 points 78
64 Grenada78 points 78 points 78
64 Jamaica78 points 78 points 78
64 Montserrat78 points 78 points 78
64 Saint Kitts and Nevis78 points 78 points 78
64 Saint Lucia78 points 78 points 78
73 Dominica77 points 77 points 77
73 Palau77 points 77 points 77
73 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines77 points 77 points 77
76 Slovakia76 points 76 points 76
76 Vanuatu76 points 76 points 76
78 Greece75 points 75 points 75
78 Tuvalu75 points 75 points 75
80 Antigua and Barbuda74 points 74 points 74
80 Belize74 points 74 points 74
80 Cape Verde74 points 74 points 74
80 Croatia74 points 74 points 74
80 Nauru74 points 74 points 74
80 Trinidad and Tobago74 points 74 points 74
80 Wallis and Futuna74 points 74 points 74
87 Argentina73 points 73 points 73
87 Israel73 points 73 points 73
87 Marshall Islands73 points 73 points 73
87 Micronesia73 points 73 points 73
87 Poland73 points 73 points 73
92 Kiribati72 points 72 points 72
92 Mauritius72 points 72 points 72
92 Samoa72 points 72 points 72
92 Solomon Islands72 points 72 points 72
96 Botswana71 points 71 points 71
96 Namibia71 points 71 points 71
96 Panama71 points 71 points 71
96 Romania71 points 71 points 71
100 Guyana67 points 67 points 67
100 Mongolia67 points 67 points 67
100 South Africa67 points 67 points 67
100 Tonga67 points 67 points 67
104 Bulgaria66 points 66 points 66
104 São Tomé and Príncipe66 points 66 points 66
106 Brazil65 points 65 points 65
106 Ghana65 points 65 points 65
108 Ukraine64 points 64 points 64
109 Kosovo63 points 63 points 63
109 Seychelles63 points 63 points 63
111 Bosnia and Herzegovina62 points 62 points 62
111 Ecuador62 points 62 points 62
111 Suriname62 points 62 points 62
111 Timor-Leste62 points 62 points 62
115 Senegal61 points 61 points 61
116 Armenia60 points 60 points 60
116 Colombia60 points 60 points 60
116 Dominican Republic60 points 60 points 60
116 Fiji60 points 60 points 60
116 Moldova60 points 60 points 60
116 North Macedonia60 points 60 points 60
116 Papua New Guinea60 points 60 points 60
116 Peru60 points 60 points 60
124 Albania59 points 59 points 59
125 Bolivia58 points 58 points 58
125 Georgia58 points 58 points 58
125 Hungary58 points 58 points 58
125 Lesotho58 points 58 points 58
125 Malawi58 points 58 points 58
125 Paraguay58 points 58 points 58
131 Gambia57 points 57 points 57
131 Montenegro57 points 57 points 57
131 Nepal57 points 57 points 57
134 Benin55 points 55 points 55
134 Kenya55 points 55 points 55
134 Liberia55 points 55 points 55
134 Mexico55 points 55 points 55
138 India53 points 53 points 53
139 Indonesia52 points 52 points 52
139 Serbia52 points 52 points 52
139 Sri Lanka52 points 52 points 52
142 Bhutan50 points 50 points 50
142 El Salvador50 points 50 points 50
142 Madagascar50 points 50 points 50
142 Philippines50 points 50 points 50
142 Sierra Leone50 points 50 points 50
147 Ivory Coast47 points 47 points 47
147 Maldives47 points 47 points 47
147 Zambia47 points 47 points 47
150 Guatemala42 points 42 points 42
150 Guinea-Bissau42 points 42 points 42
150 Lebanon42 points 42 points 42
150 Nigeria42 points 42 points 42
154 Comoros40 points 40 points 40
154 Honduras40 points 40 points 40
154 Malaysia40 points 40 points 40
154 Tanzania40 points 40 points 40
154 Tunisia40 points 40 points 40
159 Niger39 points 39 points 39
160 Haiti38 points 38 points 38
161 Mozambique37 points 37 points 37
162 Singapore36 points 36 points 36
163 Bangladesh35 points 35 points 35
164 Kyrgyzstan34 points 34 points 34
165 Morocco33 points 33 points 33
166 Pakistan32 points 32 points 32
167 Hong Kong30 points 30 points 30
168 Kuwait29 points 29 points 29
168 Thailand29 points 29 points 29
170 Congo DR28 points 28 points 28
170 Ethiopia28 points 28 points 28
170 Gabon28 points 28 points 28
170 Iraq28 points 28 points 28
170 Palestine28 points 28 points 28
170 Turkey28 points 28 points 28
176 Brunei27 points 27 points 27
176 Guinea27 points 27 points 27
176 Uganda27 points 27 points 27
176 Zimbabwe27 points 27 points 27
180 Angola26 points 26 points 26
181 Jordan25 points 25 points 25
181 Togo25 points 25 points 25
181 Zanzibar25 points 25 points 25
184 Burkina Faso24 points 24 points 24
184 Cameroon24 points 24 points 24
186 Kazakhstan23 points 23 points 23
186 Rwanda23 points 23 points 23
188 Macau22 points 22 points 22
188 Mali22 points 22 points 22
188 Mauritania22 points 22 points 22
188 Swaziland22 points 22 points 22
192 United Arab Emirates21 points 21 points 21
193 Central African Republic20 points 20 points 20
193 Congo20 points 20 points 20
195 Qatar19 points 19 points 19
196 Algeria18 points 18 points 18
196 Libya18 points 18 points 18
196 Western Sahara18 points 18 points 18
199 Azerbaijan17 points 17 points 17
199 Oman17 points 17 points 17
199 Somalia17 points 17 points 17
202 Chad15 points 15 points 15
203 Cambodia14 points 14 points 14
203 Uzbekistan14 points 14 points 14
205 Bahrain13 points 13 points 13
205 Djibouti13 points 13 points 13
205 Sudan13 points 13 points 13
205 Yemen13 points 13 points 13
209 Burundi12 points 12 points 12
209 Myanmar12 points 12 points 12
209 Russia12 points 12 points 12
209 South Sudan12 points 12 points 12
209 Venezuela12 points 12 points 12
214 Egypt10 points 10 points 10
214 Nicaragua10 points 10 points 10
214 Saudi Arabia10 points 10 points 10
214 Tajikistan10 points 10 points 10
218 Afghanistan8 points 8 points 8
218 Belarus8 points 8 points 8
218 Equatorial Guinea8 points 8 points 8
218 Iran8 points 8 points 8
218 Laos8 points 8 points 8
218 Vietnam8 points 8 points 8
224 Syria7 points 7 points 7
225 China5 points 5 points 5
225 Cuba5 points 5 points 5
227 Eritrea3 points 3 points 3
227 Turkmenistan3 points 3 points 3
229 Korea DPR2 points 2 points 2

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a 0-100 point value for freedom of political expression. 100 means political criticism, opposition, public debate and civil-society positions can be expressed with broad freedom.

The main anchors are V-Dem data on freedom of expression, alternative information sources, censorship, media pluralism and civil-society participation. Freedom House and Reporters Without Borders are used as plausibility context so legal, media and practical restrictions are considered together.

Earlier raw values were displayed as a 0-1 index. That is less readable for visitors, so Nomadino now shows the raw value as a 0-100 point value. A previous index value of 0.92 therefore becomes 92 points.

The rating equals the rounded point value. Higher values are better; a country with 99 points receives a rating of 99, while a country with 40 points receives 40.

For small states and territories without separate coverage, Nomadino uses maintained replacement values based on the administering state, V-Dem and Freedom House context, media freedom, local institutions and regional comparators.