Ecuador vs Spain: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Ecuador
-17.96 % change on previous year
in 2025
Spain
-13.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ecuador rank
145th
Spain rank
142nd
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -13.05 % change on previous year against -17.96 % change on previous year in Ecuador, a difference of 4.91 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Spain ahead.
Ecuador ranks 145th and Spain ranks 142nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -9.48 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 9.48 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 1910s | -7.7 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 7.7 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | -16.57 % change on previous year | 16.57 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | -18.56 % change on previous year | 18.56 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 4.37 % change on previous year | -5.76 % change on previous year | 10.13 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 6.07 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6.07 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 1960s | -11.14 % change on previous year | 0.4952 % change on previous year | 11.64 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 1970s | 61.85 % change on previous year | 39.76 % change on previous year | 22.1 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 1980s | -4.48 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4.48 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 1990s | -1.09 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.03 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4.03 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2010s | -56.04 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 57.06 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2020s | -0.9221 % change on previous year | -9.78 % change on previous year | 8.86 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Ecuador or Spain?
- Spain, at -13.05 % change on previous year against -17.96 % change on previous year in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Ecuador and Spain?
- 4.91 % change on previous year, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 121 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Ecuador ranks 145th and Spain ranks 142nd 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.