Colombia vs United Kingdom: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Colombia
-19.85 % change on previous year
in 2025
United Kingdom
-21.73 % change on previous year
in 2025
Colombia rank
149th
United Kingdom rank
150th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Colombia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Colombia currently reports -19.85 % change on previous year against -21.73 % change on previous year in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.88 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Colombia ranks 149th and United Kingdom ranks 150th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 9 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 4.29 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | Colombia |
| 1910s | -3.53 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | 5.98 % change on previous year | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1930s | 5.46 % change on previous year | -4.37 % change on previous year | 9.83 % change on previous year | Colombia |
| 1940s | 14.34 % change on previous year | 5.52 % change on previous year | 8.81 % change on previous year | Colombia |
| 1950s | 13.99 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 13.99 % change on previous year | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1.27 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | Colombia |
| 1970s | -7.84 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 7.84 % change on previous year | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 42.88 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 42.88 % change on previous year | Colombia |
| 1990s | -2 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 18.89 % change on previous year | 5.66 % change on previous year | 13.23 % change on previous year | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6.63 % change on previous year | -1.08 % change on previous year | 7.71 % change on previous year | Colombia |
| 2020s | -0.086 % change on previous year | -8.9 % change on previous year | 8.81 % change on previous year | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Colombia or United Kingdom?
- Colombia, at -19.85 % change on previous year against -21.73 % change on previous year in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Colombia and United Kingdom?
- 1.88 % change on previous year, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United Kingdom?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and United Kingdom rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Colombia ranks 149th and United Kingdom ranks 150th 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.