Figure 3-5

Figure 3-5. Approval of free speech by citizens in 33 countries.

Approval Level	Country	Score
High Approval	Norway	80
High Approval	Denmark	79
High Approval	United States	78
High Approval	Sweden	78
High Approval	Hungary	75
High Approval	United Kingdom	74
High Approval	Venezuela	74
High Approval	Spain	73
High Approval	Japan	71
Medium Approval	Argentina	70
Medium Approval	Australia	69
Medium Approval	Czech Republic	68
Medium Approval	South Korea	69
Medium Approval	France	66
Medium Approval	Germany	66
Medium Approval	Poland	66
Medium Approval	Taiwan	66
Medium Approval	Mexico	65
Medium Approval	Israel	63
Medium Approval	Brazil	61
Medium Approval	South Africa	58
Medium Approval	Philippines	56
Low Approval	Lebanon	54
Low Approval	Russia	50
Low Approval	India	48
Low Approval	Turkey	47
Low Approval	Indonesia	45
Low Approval	Nigeria	45
Low Approval	Malaysia	44
Low Approval	Tunisia	43
Low Approval	Kenya	42
Low Approval	Egypt	41
Low Approval	Pakistan	38

Sources: Svend-Erik Skaaning and Suthan Krishnarajan, “Who Cares about Free Speech: Findings from a Global Survey of Support for Free Speech” (The Future of Free Speech, 2021).

Note: The figure shows the Free Speech Index, which combines eight survey questions, asked in 2021, about citizens’ views of speech. In these data, people in Norway are the most supportive of free speech and people in Pakistan, the least.