Data for 2007

Freedom of Expression and Alternative Sources of Information Index, 2007

2007, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Freedom of Expression and Alternative Sources of Information Index, 2007 covers 175 countries. Denmark is highest, at 0.988; North Korea is lowest, at 0.013. The middle country reads 0.775. Against 2006, 97 values changed (49 up, 48 down), the same countries are covered.

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Freedom of Expression and Alternative Sources of Information Index · Data for 2007

HighestDenmark

0.988

LowestNorth Korea

0.013

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

175countries
1measure
2007the year it describes
154distinct values3 decimals, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Freedom of Expression and Alternative Sources of Information Index, 2007, as published. V-Dem Institute ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Freedom of Expression and Alternative Sources of Information Index, 2007: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
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1	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.988
2	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.984
3	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.978
4	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.977
5	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.976
6	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.975
=7	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.974
=7	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.974
9	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.973
10	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.970
11	UruguayURYSouth America	0.968
12	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.967
13	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.966
14	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.964
=15	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.963
=15	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.963
=15	United StatesUSANorthern America	0.963
18	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.960
19	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.958
=20	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.957
=20	FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.957
=20	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.957
23	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.955
=24	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.953
=24	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.953
=26	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.952
=26	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.952
28	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.950
29	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.947
30	ChileCHLSouth America	0.945
31	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.939
32	CanadaCANNorthern America	0.933
33	BrazilBRASouth America	0.927
=34	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.923
=34	MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.923
36	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.919
37	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.917
38	PeruPERSouth America	0.913
39	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.910
40	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.909
41	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.907
42	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.906
=43	ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.901
=43	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.901
45	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.899
46	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.898
47	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.893
48	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.889
49	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.886
=50	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.884
=50	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.884
=50	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.884
=53	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.883
=53	SurinameSURSouth America	0.883
55	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.881
56	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.878
57	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.876
58	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.870
59	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.867
60	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.866
61	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.864
62	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.858
=63	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.857
=63	PanamaPANCentral America	0.857
65	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.854
66	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.852
67	UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.851
68	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.849
69	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.844
70	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.843
71	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.836
72	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.829
73	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.827
74	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.825
75	BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.821
76	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.812
77	EcuadorECUSouth America	0.808
78	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.807
=79	HondurasHNDCentral America	0.801
=79	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.801
=79	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.801
82	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.800
83	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.797
84	MexicoMEXCentral America	0.796
85	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.791
=86	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.776
=86	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.776
88	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.775
89	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.770
90	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.754
91	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.751
92	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.749
=93	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.746
=93	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.746
=95	ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.742
=95	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.742
97	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.736
98	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.735
99	SomalilandXSLEastern Africa	0.733
100	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.731
101	GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.727
102	ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.726
103	GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.723
104	TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.717
105	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.711
106	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.710
107	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.708
108	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.705
109	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.690
110	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.686
111	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.683
112	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.682
113	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.680
114	NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.674
115	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.673
116	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.667
117	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.648
118	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.644
119	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.642
120	IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.636
121	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.630
122	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.610
123	VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.602
124	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.595
125	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.583
126	GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.568
127	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.567
128	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.564
129	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.563
130	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.541
131	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.535
132	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.512
133	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.465
134	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.462
=135	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.444
=135	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.444
137	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.442
138	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.436
139	YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.423
140	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.393
141	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.366
142	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.358
143	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.347
144	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.344
145	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.340
146	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.337
147	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.313
148	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.312
149	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.287
150	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.285
151	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.237
152	IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.223
153	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.220
=154	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.218
=154	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.218
156	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.211
157	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.210
158	BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.197
159	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.184
160	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.167
=161	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.153
=161	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.153
163	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.129
164	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.119
165	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.103
166	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.069
167	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.063
168	CubaCUBCaribbean	0.045
169	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.043
170	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.033
171	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.029
172	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.024
173	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.019
174	EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.014
175	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.013

02In 2007

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Denmark0.988
2Germany0.984
3Switzerland0.978
4Finland0.977
5Norway0.976

Lowest

175North Korea0.013
174Eritrea0.014
173Laos0.019
172Turkmenistan0.024
171Uzbekistan0.029

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.775. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
97values changed, of 175 in both
49 · 48rose · fell
78unchanged

Rose most

Nepal0.718 → 0.884+0.166
Bhutan0.560 → 0.610+0.050
Haiti0.846 → 0.878+0.032
Madagascar0.752 → 0.775+0.023
Maldives0.416 → 0.436+0.020

Fell most

Fiji0.555 → 0.220−0.335
Nicaragua0.828 → 0.674−0.154
Bangladesh0.705 → 0.563−0.142
Thailand0.560 → 0.512−0.048
Kyrgyzstan0.588 → 0.541−0.047

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2007.
154 distinct values among 175
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 3 countries share 0.963. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
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Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 175 countries has every column.

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07Questions

Freedom of Expression and Alternative Sources of Information Index, 2007: questions and answers

Which country has the highest freedom of expression in Freedom of Expression and Alternative Sources of Information Index, 2007?

Denmark, at 0.988, of the 175 countries in the file.

What year does Freedom of Expression and Alternative Sources of Information Index, 2007 describe?

2007.

How many countries does Freedom of Expression and Alternative Sources of Information Index, 2007 cover?

175.

Where can I download Freedom of Expression and Alternative Sources of Information Index, 2007?

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