Indonesia vs United States: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Indonesia
-73.99 % change on previous year
in 2025
United States
-64.82 % change on previous year
in 2025
Indonesia rank
166th
United States rank
164th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Indonesia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports -64.82 % change on previous year against -73.99 % change on previous year in Indonesia, a difference of 9.17 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was United States ahead.
Indonesia ranks 166th and United States ranks 164th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1910s | 0 % change on previous year | 7.55 % change on previous year | 7.55 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1940s | 21.47 % change on previous year | 35.72 % change on previous year | 14.25 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1950s | -30.7 % change on previous year | 10.5 % change on previous year | 41.2 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1960s | -9.93 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 9.93 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1970s | -18.12 % change on previous year | 8.64 % change on previous year | 26.76 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1990s | 103.01 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year | 100.43 % change on previous year | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2.23 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | Indonesia |
| 2010s | -3.21 % change on previous year | -4.02 % change on previous year | 0.8072 % change on previous year | Indonesia |
| 2020s | -10.16 % change on previous year | -3.45 % change on previous year | 6.71 % change on previous year | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Indonesia or United States?
- United States, at -64.82 % change on previous year against -73.99 % change on previous year in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Indonesia and United States?
- 9.17 % change on previous year, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and United States rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Indonesia ranks 166th and United States ranks 164th 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.