83% of people in Asia and the Pacific live in countries ranked as ‘In Crisis’ or ‘Highly Restricted’.

 



83% of people in Asia and the Pacific live in countries ranked as ‘In Crisis’ or ‘Highly Restricted’.
• Over the last decade, 12 countries experienced declines in freedom of expression, half of which (6) were significant (score drops of 20 points or more). The biggest declines took place in Hong Kong (China) (49 points), Afghanistan (40), and the Philippines (25).

• Over the same period, 5 countries advanced, with 3 of these experiencing significant improvement: Sri Lanka (32 points), Fiji (24), and the Maldives (22).

• In the last year, there were no additional declines in expression in the region.

• 1 country advanced in the last year, and its score change was significant (more than 5 points): Sri Lanka (14 points).


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Expression Score vs. Human Score Asia and the Pacific 2000 - 2024





Expression Score vs. Human Score


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Asia and the Pacific
2000 - 2024

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Over the last decade, 3.7 billion people across 12 countries in Asia and the Pacific suffered a deterioration of their freedom of expression – nearly 30 times the number of people who experienced advances.


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