Madagascar vs Malaysia: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Madagascar
73.75 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia
89.76 % change on previous year
in 2025
Madagascar rank
9th
Malaysia rank
7th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 89.76 % change on previous year against 73.75 % change on previous year in Madagascar, a difference of 16.01 % change on previous year.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Malaysia ahead.
Madagascar ranks 9th and Malaysia ranks 7th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.92 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1930s | 1.14 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 1940s | -14.43 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 17.37 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 5.13 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5.13 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 1960s | -2.7 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1970s | -13.43 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 13.43 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.01 % change on previous year | -1.77 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 1990s | -46.47 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 46.47 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2000s | -79.53 % change on previous year | 7.72 % change on previous year | 87.25 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 51.37 % change on previous year | 92.53 % change on previous year | 41.16 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 9.44 % change on previous year | -82.64 % change on previous year | 92.08 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Madagascar or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 89.76 % change on previous year against 73.75 % change on previous year in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Madagascar and Malaysia?
- 16.01 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malaysia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Malaysia rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Madagascar ranks 9th and Malaysia ranks 7th 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.