Afghanistan vs Tajikistan: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
-69.69 % change on previous year
in 2025
Tajikistan
-54.49 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
165th
Tajikistan rank
163rd
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports -54.49 % change on previous year against -69.69 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 15.2 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 165th and Tajikistan ranks 163rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Tajikistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1910s | 0 % change on previous year | -13.48 % change on previous year | 13.48 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 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 | -6.34 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6.34 % change on previous year | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 8.64 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8.64 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | -21.97 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 21.97 % change on previous year | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | -0.2386 % change on previous year | 6.04 % change on previous year | 6.28 % change on previous year | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | -2.45 % change on previous year | -53.42 % change on previous year | 50.96 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 25.34 % change on previous year | -5.85 % change on previous year | 31.18 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | -4.52 % change on previous year | -7.67 % change on previous year | 3.14 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -42.76 % change on previous year | -11.94 % change on previous year | 30.81 % change on previous year | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at -54.49 % change on previous year against -69.69 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Tajikistan?
- 15.2 % change on previous year, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tajikistan?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Tajikistan rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 165th and Tajikistan ranks 163rd 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.