Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
35th
New Zealand rank
35th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in New Zealand, a difference of 0 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was New Zealand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 35th and New Zealand ranks 35th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1910s | -21.29 % change on previous year | -1.85 % change on previous year | 19.44 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 7.67 % change on previous year | 4.99 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2.82 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | -41.78 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year | 45.75 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 36.73 % change on previous year | 4.67 % change on previous year | 32.06 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970s | 0 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 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 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010s | -0.9672 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.9672 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -12.26 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | 14.5 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 0 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th and New Zealand ranks 35th 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.