Freedom of expression during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how the freedom of expression changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jens Stoltenberg | 17 Oct 2005 – 16 Oct 2013 | +0.2 points 2005 → 2013 | 0.0 points/yr | |
| 2 | Jonas Gahr Støre | 14 Oct 2021 – now | +0.2 points 2021 → 2025 | +0.1 points/yr | |
| 3 | Gro Harlem Brundtland | 3 Nov 1990 – 25 Oct 1996 from 1991 | 0.0 points 1991 → 1996 | 0.0 points/yr | |
| 4 |  Kjell Magne Bondevik | 19 Oct 2001 – 17 Oct 2005 | 0.0 points 2001 → 2005 | 0.0 points/yr | |
| 5 |  Erna Solberg | 16 Oct 2013 – 14 Oct 2021 | −2.8 points 2013 → 2021 | −0.4 points/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in points; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. points, 0 to 100, V-Dem's 0 to 1 index times 100 · V-Dem Institute, V-Dem dataset v16 (v2x_freexp_altinf): the freedom of expression and alternative sources of information index, the press, academic and private speech and the media's independence, as V-Dem's country experts rate them, with V-Dem's confidence interval; the 0 to 1 index times 100 · Norway data · as of Oct 2026.