Latvia vs Panama: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Latvia
-6.68 % change on previous year
in 2025
Panama
-4.94 % change on previous year
in 2025
Latvia rank
140th
Panama rank
139th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Latvia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports -4.94 % change on previous year against -6.68 % change on previous year in Latvia, a difference of 1.74 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Panama ahead.
Latvia ranks 140th and Panama ranks 139th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1910s | -13.48 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 13.48 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1920s | 15.49 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 15.49 % change on previous year | Latvia |
| 1930s | -32.4 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 32.4 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1940s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1950s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | -13.11 % change on previous year | 13.11 % change on previous year | Latvia |
| 1970s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980s | 6.04 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6.04 % change on previous year | Latvia |
| 1990s | 29.73 % change on previous year | 15.9 % change on previous year | 13.83 % change on previous year | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0 % change on previous year | -3.06 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2020s | -5.63 % change on previous year | -3.3 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Latvia or Panama?
- Panama, at -4.94 % change on previous year against -6.68 % change on previous year in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Latvia and Panama?
- 1.74 % change on previous year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Panama?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Panama rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Latvia ranks 140th and Panama ranks 139th 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.