It's just a new index created out of V-Dem data dude, no need to go full Spy vs Spy paranoid. Being an index it naturally doesn't have units, you'll have to giv

It's just a new index created out of V-Dem data dude, no need to go full Spy vs Spy paranoid. Being an index it naturally doesn't have units, you'll have to give meaning to the scale yourself. Here is a bit of quote from the methodology section if you are curios: """ In producing the Global Expression Report, ARTICLE 19 selected the 25 indicators described below which best matched with our broad and holistic view of freedom of expression. These indicators were included in a Bayesian measurement model for countries with available data from 2000 to 2021 to create our metric: the GxR. V-Dem draws on theoretical and methodological expertise from its worldwide team to produce data in the most objective and reliable way possible. Approximately half of the indicators in the V-Dem data set are based on factual information obtainable from official documents such as constitutions and government records. The remainder consists of more subjective assessments on topics like democratic and governing practices and compliance with de jure rules. On such issues, typically five experts provide ratings for the country, thematic area, and time period for which they have expertise. """ More starting at page 52, but there's really no big mystery here, it's just quantitative sociology.