Freedom of Speech
Rankings
Global performance index based on freedom of speech assessment metrics across 167 nations.
Switzerland
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Denmark
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Ireland
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Estonia
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Norway
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Belgium
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
France
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Finland
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Sweden
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Canada
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Luxembourg
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Portugal
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
New Zealand
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Australia
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Lithuania
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Trinidad and Tobago
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Germany
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Jamaica
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Latvia
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Barbados
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Slovakia
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Chile
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Costa Rica
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Spain
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
United Kingdom
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Netherlands
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Uruguay
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Austria
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Iceland
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Italy
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
United States
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Vanuatu
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Japan
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Cape Verde
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Seychelles
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
South Korea
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Suriname
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Taiwan
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
South Africa
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Israel
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Cyprus
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Greece
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Malta
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Dominican Republic
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Croatia
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Slovenia
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Argentina
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Ghana
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Solomon Islands
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Kosovo
Robust protections for public expression and media independence.
Panama
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Brazil
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Colombia
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Botswana
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Lesotho
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Peru
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Senegal
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Montenegro
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Nepal
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Poland
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
São Tomé and Príncipe
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Bulgaria
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Sri Lanka
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Mauritius
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Romania
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Kenya
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Liberia
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Moldova
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Armenia
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Ecuador
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Bolivia
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Guatemala
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Mongolia
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Malawi
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Guyana
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Honduras
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
North Macedonia
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Benin
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Bhutan
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Maldives
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Paraguay
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Sierra Leone
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Nigeria
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Papua New Guinea
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Zambia
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Georgia
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Albania
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Fiji
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Indonesia
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Malaysia
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Tunisia
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Mexico
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Tanzania
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Hungary
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Singapore
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Lebanon
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Philippines
Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.
Gabon
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
India
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Madagascar
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Thailand
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Ukraine
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Comoros
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Serbia
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Togo
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Iraq
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Mauritania
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Kyrgyzstan
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Morocco
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Mozambique
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Angola
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Jordan
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Niger
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Central African Republic
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Guinea-Bissau
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Pakistan
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Kazakhstan
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Mali
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
El Salvador
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Uganda
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Cameroon
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Djibouti
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Algeria
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Ethiopia
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Guinea
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Zimbabwe
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Burkina Faso
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Haiti
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Kuwait
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Bangladesh
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Republic of the Congo
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Hong Kong
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Libya
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Rwanda
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Chad
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Burundi
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Somalia
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Uzbekistan
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Venezuela
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Azerbaijan
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Egypt
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Cambodia
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Oman
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Sudan
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Turkey
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Bahrain
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Iran
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Russia
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Yemen
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Qatar
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Eswatini
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Tajikistan
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Saudi Arabia
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
United Arab Emirates
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
South Sudan
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Laos
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Nicaragua
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Syria
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Afghanistan
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Equatorial Guinea
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Belarus
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
China
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Cuba
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Eritrea
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
Turkmenistan
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.
North Korea
Severe restrictions on public expression and suppressed media.