Afghanistan vs Libya: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
-69.69 % change on previous year
in 2025
Libya
-85.12 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
165th
Libya rank
168th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Libya
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -69.69 % change on previous year against -85.12 % change on previous year in Libya, a difference of 15.43 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1935 it was Libya ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 165th and Libya ranks 168th of 175 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1940s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1950s | -7.93 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 7.93 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 1960s | 8.64 % change on previous year | -3.08 % change on previous year | 11.72 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | -21.97 % change on previous year | -32.44 % change on previous year | 10.47 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | -0.2386 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.2386 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 1990s | -2.45 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 2000s | 25.34 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 25.34 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | -4.52 % change on previous year | 75.3 % change on previous year | 79.83 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 2020s | -42.76 % change on previous year | -26.21 % change on previous year | 16.54 % change on previous year | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Libya?
- Afghanistan, at -69.69 % change on previous year against -85.12 % change on previous year in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Libya?
- 15.43 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Libya?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1935 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Libya rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 165th and Libya ranks 168th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Key media freedoms, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Key media freedoms. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.