Japan vs Singapore: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Japan
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
Singapore
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
35th
Singapore rank
35th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Singapore, a difference of 0 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Singapore ahead.
Japan ranks 35th and Singapore ranks 35th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | 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 | -9.29 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 9.29 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 1930s | -7.04 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 7.04 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 1940s | 12.04 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 12.04 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1950s | 5.54 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5.54 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 41.13 % change on previous year | 41.13 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.7021 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.7021 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990s | -0.6479 % change on previous year | 10.23 % change on previous year | 10.88 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.673 % change on previous year | -21.45 % change on previous year | 22.12 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | -3.56 % change on previous year | -0.6301 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2020s | -1.74 % change on previous year | -17.12 % change on previous year | 15.38 % 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, Japan or Singapore?
- Japan, at 0 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Japan and Singapore?
- 0 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 35th and Singapore 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.