Australia vs Uruguay: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Australia
22.63 % change on previous year
in 2025
Uruguay
23.89 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
Uruguay rank
23rd
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 23.89 % change on previous year against 22.63 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 1.26 % change on previous year.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Uruguay ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 6.3 % change on previous year | 6.3 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.5661 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.5661 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1930s | -4.43 % change on previous year | -5.56 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1940s | 7.96 % change on previous year | 16.98 % change on previous year | 9.01 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | -7.86 % change on previous year | 7.86 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.77 % change on previous year | -50.62 % change on previous year | 54.39 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 17.29 % change on previous year | 17.29 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 4.9 % change on previous year | 4.9 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0 % change on previous year | 6.54 % change on previous year | 6.54 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2010s | -2.4 % change on previous year | -0.6307 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.1282 % change on previous year | -1.94 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Australia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 23.89 % 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 Uruguay?
- 1.26 % change on previous year, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 23rd 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.