Cuba vs Libya: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Cuba
-164.94 % change on previous year
in 2025
Libya
-85.12 % change on previous year
in 2025
Cuba rank
171st
Libya rank
168th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Cuba
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports -85.12 % change on previous year against -164.94 % change on previous year in Cuba, a difference of 79.82 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1935 it was Libya ahead.
Cuba ranks 171st and Libya ranks 168th of 175 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1940s | 67.75 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 67.75 % change on previous year | Cuba |
| 1950s | -26.19 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 26.19 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 1960s | -70.45 % change on previous year | -3.08 % change on previous year | 67.36 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 1970s | 0 % change on previous year | -32.44 % change on previous year | 32.44 % change on previous year | Cuba |
| 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 | -2.95 % change on previous year | 75.3 % change on previous year | 78.25 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 2020s | -17.56 % change on previous year | -26.21 % change on previous year | 8.65 % change on previous year | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Cuba or Libya?
- Libya, at -85.12 % change on previous year against -164.94 % change on previous year in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Cuba and Libya?
- 79.82 % change on previous year, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Libya?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1935 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Libya rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Cuba ranks 171st and Libya ranks 168th 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.