Hong Kong vs Japan: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Hong Kong
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
35th
Japan rank
35th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Hong Kong
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 35th and Japan ranks 35th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Japan | 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 | -9.29 % change on previous year | 9.29 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | -7.04 % change on previous year | 7.04 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
| 1940s | -2.51 % change on previous year | 12.04 % change on previous year | 14.55 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1950s | 0 % change on previous year | 5.54 % change on previous year | 5.54 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970s | 15.68 % change on previous year | 0.7021 % change on previous year | 14.98 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 26.04 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 26.04 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 10.11 % change on previous year | -0.6479 % change on previous year | 10.76 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | -0.8977 % change on previous year | 0.6057 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | -8.9 % change on previous year | -3.56 % change on previous year | 5.35 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2020s | -23.72 % change on previous year | -1.74 % change on previous year | 21.98 % change on previous year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Hong Kong or Japan?
- Hong Kong, at 0 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Hong Kong and Japan?
- 0 % change on previous year, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Hong Kong ranks 35th and Japan ranks 35th 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.