Ghana vs Suriname: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Ghana
44.63 % change on previous year
in 2025
Suriname
30.13 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana rank
17th
Suriname rank
20th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Suriname
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 44.63 % change on previous year against 30.13 % change on previous year in Suriname, a difference of 14.5 % change on previous year.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.5 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Suriname ahead.
Ghana ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 20th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Suriname | 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 | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1950s | 6.82 % change on previous year | 0.7692 % change on previous year | 6.05 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1960s | 16.53 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 16.53 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1970s | -68.53 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | 72.08 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1980s | 36.37 % change on previous year | 49.96 % change on previous year | 13.59 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1990s | 27.88 % change on previous year | 4.23 % change on previous year | 23.64 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | 2.91 % change on previous year | -2.64 % change on previous year | 5.55 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.8 % change on previous year | -2.33 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | -2.09 % change on previous year | 9.2 % change on previous year | 11.29 % change on previous year | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Ghana or Suriname?
- Ghana, at 44.63 % change on previous year against 30.13 % change on previous year in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Ghana and Suriname?
- 14.5 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Suriname?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Suriname rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 20th 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.