El Salvador vs Uruguay: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
El Salvador
18.79 % change on previous year
in 2025
Uruguay
23.89 % change on previous year
in 2025
El Salvador rank
26th
Uruguay rank
23rd
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 23.89 % change on previous year against 18.79 % change on previous year in El Salvador, a difference of 5.1 % change on previous year.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Uruguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 5.6 % change on previous year | 5.6 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1930s | -2.5 % change on previous year | -5.56 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0 % change on previous year | 16.98 % change on previous year | 16.98 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1950s | -8.13 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8.13 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | -7.86 % change on previous year | 7.86 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0 % change on previous year | -50.62 % change on previous year | 50.62 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 8.05 % change on previous year | 17.29 % change on previous year | 9.24 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 20.6 % change on previous year | 4.9 % change on previous year | 15.7 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0 % change on previous year | 6.54 % change on previous year | 6.54 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2010s | -7.34 % change on previous year | -0.6307 % change on previous year | 6.7 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2020s | -85.01 % change on previous year | -1.94 % change on previous year | 83.07 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 23.89 % change on previous year against 18.79 % change on previous year in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 5.1 % change on previous year, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 26th 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.