Ghana vs Kenya: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Ghana
44.63 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya
46.22 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana rank
17th
Kenya rank
16th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 46.22 % change on previous year against 44.63 % change on previous year in Ghana, a difference of 1.59 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Kenya ahead.
Ghana ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 16th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 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 | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1940s | 0 % change on previous year | 3.43 % change on previous year | 3.43 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1950s | 6.82 % change on previous year | -4.67 % change on previous year | 11.5 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1960s | 16.53 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | 12.64 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1970s | -68.53 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 68.53 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 36.37 % change on previous year | -7.83 % change on previous year | 44.21 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1990s | 27.88 % change on previous year | 36.97 % change on previous year | 9.1 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2.91 % change on previous year | 63.9 % change on previous year | 60.98 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.8 % change on previous year | 4.86 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | -2.09 % change on previous year | 7.47 % change on previous year | 9.55 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Ghana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 46.22 % change on previous year against 44.63 % change on previous year in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Ghana and Kenya?
- 1.59 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 16th 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.