Iceland vs Japan: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Iceland
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iceland rank
35th
Japan rank
35th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Iceland 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 24 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Japan ahead.
Iceland ranks 35th and Japan ranks 35th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 8 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | 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 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | -7.04 % change on previous year | 7.04 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 1940s | 5.02 % change on previous year | 12.04 % change on previous year | 7.01 % 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 | 1.89 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0 % change on previous year | 0.7021 % change on previous year | 0.7021 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.71 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 3.71 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | -0.6479 % change on previous year | 0.6479 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.01 % change on previous year | 0.6057 % change on previous year | 0.4086 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2.21 % change on previous year | -3.56 % change on previous year | 5.77 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0 % change on previous year | -1.74 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Iceland or Japan?
- Iceland, 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 Iceland and Japan?
- 0 % change on previous year, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Iceland 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.