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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Freedom of expression

Media censorship, harassment of journalists, academic freedom and freedom of private discussion. The long-run companion to the RSF press-freedom rank, which only begins in 2002.

Latest
0.46
2025
Published by
V-Dem, via Our World in Data
annual

Freedom of expression over time

00.20.40.60.81178918281867190619451984202320250.458
1789–2025 · 237 observations · 0–1
View as table
PeriodFreedom of expression
20250.458
20240.477
20230.422
20220.442
20210.466
20200.449
20190.527
20180.546
20170.568
20160.612
20150.658
20140.812
20130.869
20120.874
20110.889
20100.889
20090.885
20080.889
20070.889
20060.889
20050.892
20040.885
20030.892
20020.885
20010.885
20000.885
19990.885
19980.897
19970.897
19960.897
19950.897
19940.897
19930.882
19920.882
19910.867
19900.867
19890.856
19880.856
19870.856
19860.856
19850.856
19840.856
19830.856
19820.856
19810.856
19800.856
19790.856
19780.851
19770.682
19760.391
19750.395
19740.721
19730.82
19720.82
19710.822
19700.822
19690.812
19680.812
19670.806
19660.806
19650.806
19640.824
19630.824
19620.824
19610.824
19600.824
19590.824
19580.824
19570.824
19560.824
19550.824
19540.824
19530.824
19520.824
19510.824
19500.824
19490.773
19480.773
19470.541
19460.422
19450.422
19440.279
19430.279
19420.279
19410.279
19400.279
19390.277
19380.277
19370.277
19360.277
19350.276
19340.278
19330.278
19320.278
19310.278
19300.278
19290.286
19280.286
19270.286
19260.286
19250.286
19240.286
19230.286
19220.286
19210.286
19200.286
19190.286
19180.286
19170.286
19160.286
19150.286
19140.286
19130.286
19120.286
19110.286
19100.286
19090.286
19080.286
19070.292
19060.292
19050.292
19040.292
19030.292
19020.292
19010.292
19000.292
18990.282
18980.282
18970.282
18960.282
18950.282
18940.282
18930.282
18920.282
18910.282
18900.282
18890.282
18880.282
18870.282
18860.282
18850.282
18840.282
18830.282
18820.198
18810.182
18800.08
18790.08
18780.08
18770.135
18760.147
18750.147
18740.147
18730.147
18720.147
18710.147
18700.147
18690.147
18680.147
18670.147
18660.147
18650.147
18640.147
18630.147
18620.147
18610.147
18600.147
18590.147
18580.147
18570.163
18560.163
18550.163
18540.163
18530.163
18520.163
18510.163
18500.163
18490.163
18480.163
18470.163
18460.163
18450.163
18440.163
18430.163
18420.163
18410.163
18400.163
18390.163
18380.163
18370.163
18360.163
18350.163
18340.163
18330.163
18320.163
18310.163
18300.163
18290.163
18280.163
18270.163
18260.163
18250.163
18240.163
18230.163
18220.163
18210.163
18200.163
18190.163
18180.163
18170.156
18160.156
18150.156
18140.156
18130.156
18120.156
18110.156
18100.156
18090.156
18080.156
18070.156
18060.156
18050.156
18040.156
18030.156
18020.156
18010.156
18000.156
17990.156
17980.156
17970.156
17960.156
17950.156
17940.156
17930.156
17920.156
17910.156
17900.156
17890.156

Compared with

Germany
0.914
Brazil
0.91
Sri Lanka
0.871
Japan
0.847
South Africa
0.837
Nepal
0.813
United States
0.729
Indonesia
0.688
Pakistan
0.559
Bangladesh
0.527
India
0.458
Vietnam
0.102
China
0.045
Latest available year for each country · 0–1

Source

V-Dem, via Our World in Data — https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/freedom-of-expression-index