Guatemala vs Uruguay: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Guatemala
30.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
Uruguay
23.89 % change on previous year
in 2025
Guatemala rank
21st
Uruguay rank
23rd
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Guatemala
- Uruguay
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 30.05 % change on previous year against 23.89 % change on previous year in Uruguay, a difference of 6.16 % change on previous year.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Uruguay ahead.
Guatemala ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | 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 | 2.05 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 1930s | -7.53 % change on previous year | -5.56 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 11.43 % change on previous year | 18.86 % change on previous year | 7.43 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1950s | -35.81 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 35.81 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 2.03 % change on previous year | -7.86 % change on previous year | 9.89 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 1970s | -2.57 % change on previous year | -50.62 % change on previous year | 48.05 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 20.28 % change on previous year | 17.29 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 57 % change on previous year | 4.9 % change on previous year | 52.1 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.4468 % change on previous year | 6.54 % change on previous year | 6.09 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2010s | -0.2805 % change on previous year | -0.6307 % change on previous year | 0.3503 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 31.97 % change on previous year | -1.94 % change on previous year | 33.91 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Guatemala or Uruguay?
- Guatemala, at 30.05 % change on previous year against 23.89 % change on previous year in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Guatemala and Uruguay?
- 6.16 % change on previous year, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uruguay?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Uruguay rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Guatemala ranks 21st 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.