Maldives vs Netherlands: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Maldives
8.01 % change on previous year
in 2025
Netherlands
8.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
Maldives rank
31st
Netherlands rank
28th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Maldives
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 8.77 % change on previous year against 8.01 % change on previous year in Maldives, a difference of 0.76 % change on previous year.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Netherlands ahead.
Maldives ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 28th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1910s | 0 % change on previous year | 0.3639 % change on previous year | 0.3639 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1930s | -5.68 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5.68 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0 % change on previous year | -28.63 % change on previous year | 28.63 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 1950s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 10.99 % change on previous year | 10.99 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1970s | -32.95 % change on previous year | 6.32 % change on previous year | 39.26 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990s | -4.12 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 70.46 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 70.46 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.15 % change on previous year | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2020s | 2.39 % change on previous year | -11.06 % change on previous year | 13.45 % change on previous year | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Maldives or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 8.77 % change on previous year against 8.01 % change on previous year in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Maldives and Netherlands?
- 0.76 % change on previous year, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Netherlands?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Netherlands rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Maldives ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 28th 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.