Italy vs United Kingdom: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Italy
-33.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
United Kingdom
-21.73 % change on previous year
in 2025
Italy rank
153rd
United Kingdom rank
150th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports -21.73 % change on previous year against -33.67 % change on previous year in Italy, a difference of 11.94 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1901 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Italy ranks 153rd and United Kingdom ranks 150th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1910s | 9.43 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | 6.98 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1920s | -15.87 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 15.87 % change on previous year | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | -4.37 % change on previous year | 4.37 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1940s | 26.12 % change on previous year | 5.52 % change on previous year | 20.59 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1950s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1960s | 0.6773 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.6773 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1970s | 3.35 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1980s | 6.78 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6.78 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000s | -2.12 % change on previous year | 5.66 % change on previous year | 7.78 % change on previous year | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 5.33 % change on previous year | -1.08 % change on previous year | 6.41 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 2020s | -17.73 % change on previous year | -8.9 % change on previous year | 8.84 % change on previous year | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Italy or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at -21.73 % change on previous year against -33.67 % change on previous year in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 11.94 % change on previous year, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 153rd and United Kingdom ranks 150th 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.