Australia vs Saudi Arabia: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Australia
22.63 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
22.68 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
24th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 22.68 % change on previous year against 22.63 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 175 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | -6.33 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6.33 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 7.96 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 7.96 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1950s | 0 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970s | 3.77 % change on previous year | -4.17 % change on previous year | 7.94 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000s | 0 % change on previous year | 0.6181 % change on previous year | 0.6181 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | -2.4 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 4.72 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.1282 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Australia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 22.68 % change on previous year against 22.63 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 93 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th 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.