Press freedom in Croatia
Croatia: Press freedom was 1 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Press freedom in Croatia, 1992–2016
Source: Freedom House (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1 for press freedom in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, press freedom in Croatia peaked at 1 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1992.
Croatia ranks 61st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.375 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
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More social development data for Croatia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 29,748 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 17,207 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.2 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 43 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 434 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 30,182 (2025)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.01 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is press freedom in Croatia?
- Press freedom in Croatia was 1 in 2016, according to Freedom House (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest press freedom recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1993.
- What is the lowest press freedom recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1992.
- How does Croatia rank for press freedom?
- Croatia ranks 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2016.
- Is press freedom rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Press freedom. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Based on the classification and data by Freedom House. It captures the legal, political, and economic environment of the press.